Effects of muscle energy techniques versus corrective exercise programme on pain, range of motion and function in patients with upper cross syndrome: A randomized clinical trial.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20210816052201N1

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-06

Start date

2021-06-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-01

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Conditions

Upper Cross Syndrome.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 1( Routine physical therapy + Muscle Energy Techniques). Intervention 2: Intervention group: (Routine physical therapy + National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: NDI score > 30 % (Mild to Moderate disability) Patients diagnosed with upper cross syndrome neck pain (Pain intensity VAS intensity > 3) from minimum 4 to 12 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of surgery or fracture or joint diseases of the spine Osteoporosis Acute rheumatoid arthritis Congestive heart failure Blood diseases Malignancy Severe skin sensitization mental illness Frozen Shoulder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain, Neck Disability, Cervical Range Of Motion. Timepoint: Patients will be treated three times a week for total 8 weeks. After allocation in groups, participants will be assessed at baseline and comparability will be checked. Afterwards data will be collected at 4-week intervals until the conclusion of 8-week of interventions. For assessing long term effects of treatment protocol patients will be reassessed at 4-week interval after last treatment session. All assessments will be performed by the same assessor at all stages of data collection for all patients. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale for Pain, Cervical range of motion will be measured through inclinometer, Function will be measured by the Neck Disability Index (NDI).	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain, Neck Disability, Cervical Range Of Motion. Timepoint: Patients will be treated three times a week for total 8 weeks. After allocation in groups, participants will be assessed at baseline and comparability will be checked. Afterwards data will be collected at 4-week intervals until the conclusion of 8-week of interventions. For assessing long term effects of treatment protocol patients will be reassessed at 4-week interval after last treatment session. All assessments will be performed by the same assessor at all stages of data collection for all patients. Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale for Pain, Cervical range of motion will be measured through inclinometer, Function will be measured by the Neck Disability Index (NDI).

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Countries

Pakistan

Contacts

Public ContactProfessor Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed

University of Lahore

ashfaq.ahmad@uipt.uol.edu.pk+92 42 35183083

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026