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NCT Number: NCT07711041

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Mechanical Neck Pain Dry Cupping Technique Dry Needling Technique

Age range

18 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Giza, Egypt

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Dina Al-Amir Mohamed, Lecturer

CONTACT

[email protected]

002+01229370053

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

strengthening and stretching exercises

Other

subjects will receive strengthening and stretching exercises

Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition technique

Other

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

dry needling

Device

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

Dry cupping

Device

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

Primary outcomes

  1. pain intensity

    Time frame: 0-4 weeks

    pain intensity will be measured by visual analogue scale

  2. pain pressure threshold

    Time frame: 0-4 weeks

    The pressure algometer will measure the pain pressure threshold

Secondary outcomes

  1. Neck Disability Index

    Time frame: 0-4 weeks

    The Neck Disability Index is a questionnaire to measure function

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Dina Al-Amir Mohamed, Lecturer

CONTACT

[email protected]

002+01229370053

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Beni-Suef University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Jul 17, 2026
Registry last updated
Jul 17, 2026

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