Comparative Impact of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, Dry Cupping and Dry Needling on Mechanical Neck Pain; A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07711041

Enrollment

Registered

2026-07-17

Start date

2026-07-01

Completion date

2027-05-01

Last updated

2026-07-17

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Conditions

Dry Cupping Technique, Dry Needling Technique, Mechanical Neck Pain

Brief summary

This study ill include four treatment groups. Group A who will receive traditional physical therapy, group B who will receive INIT plus traditional physical therapy , group C who will receive dry cupping therapy plus traditional physical therapy or group D will receive Dry needling therapy plus traditional physical therapy . All groups completed 4 weeks of intervention.

Interventions

OTHERstrengthening and stretching exercises

subjects will receive strengthening and stretching exercises

OTHERIntegrated neuromuscular inhibition technique

The subjects receive the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, which consists of ischemic compression, strain-counterstrain, and muscle energy techniques.

DEVICEDry Needling

subjects in this group will receive Dry needling therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

DEVICEDry cupping

Patients in this group will receive Dry cupping therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Medically competent men and women will be included They had chronic MTrPs in the upper trapezius for more than 6 months Diagnostic criteria of being a tight band with a palpable nodule and distant pain when subjected to pressure

Exclusion criteria

* subjects with previous neck or shoulder pathology (e.g., fracture, sur¬gery, inflammatory and infectious diseases), cervical disc pathology, systemic disorder, fibromyalgia, those who underwent physical therapy for at least the previous 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
pain intensity	0-4 weeks	pain intensity will be measured by visual analogue scale
pain pressure threshold	0-4 weeks	The pressure algometer will measure the pain pressure threshold

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Neck Disability Index	0-4 weeks	The Neck Disability Index is a questionnaire to measure function

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

CONTACTDina Al-Amir Mohamed, Lecturer

dinaalamir@pt.bsu.edu.eg002+01229370053

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 18, 2026