Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Versus Cervical and Scapular Stabilization Exercises on Myofascial Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius

Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Versus Cervical and Scapular Stabilization Exercises on Myofascial Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06603779

Enrollment

Registered

2024-09-19

Start date

2024-10-01

Completion date

2025-07-28

Last updated

2025-08-26

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Conditions

Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial

Brief summary

This trial will involve three groups. The Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition group will receive the integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique. The cervical and Scapular stabilization group will receive cervical and scapular stabilization exercises. The ultrasound group will receive ultrasound therapy

Interventions

DEVICEUltasound Therapy

a device that transmit ultrasound waves to the participant through direct contact

OTHERIntegrated Neuromuscular technique

Integrated Neuromuscular technique is a kind of Manual therapy which include Ischemic Compression, Strain counter-strain and muscle energy technique

OTHERCervical and Scapular Stabilization exercises

Cervical and Scapular Stabilization exercises are a group of therapeutic exercises.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

double blind

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 25 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with active trigger points in the upper trapezius for more than 2 weeks based on the Simons Criteria. * Age ranged from 18-25 years. * Pain intensity ≥ 3 on VAS. * Females and males.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients indicated for surgery. * Patients with symptomatic disc lesions. * Patients with rheumatological diseases or traumatic neck injury. * Patients injected with corticosteroids in the last 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	1-3 months	Visual Analogue Scale is a scale that measures pain intensity. Subjects will instructed to indicate their current pain by marking a point on a 10 mm transverse line with 0 degrees meaning no pain and 10 meaning the worst pain
Pressure Pain Algometer	1-3 months	The pressure pain Algometer is a device that measures the pain threshold of the subjects.
Neck Pain and Disability Questionnaire (NDI)	1-3 months	Neck Pain and Disability is a questionnaire that measures neck pain and disabilities in subjects. Each question in the questionnaire will explained in detail and the subject will be asked to select one sentence out of six that best describes their function, a higher score indicates a great loss of function.
36-item Short-Form Health Questionnaire	1-3 months	36-item Short-Form Health Questionnaire will measure quality of life

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026