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NCT Number: NCT07004491

Comparison Of Different Physiotherapy Methods In People With Non-Specific Neck Pain

The study will include 45 people between the ages of 25-55 with non-specific neck pain. The patients will be randomly divided into three groups. Group 1 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application. Group 2 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application in addition to the Mulligan mobilization technique. Group 3 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application in addition to graston treatment for 5 minutes to the upper and lower trapezius, rhomboid major and minor muscles.

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Key information

Conditions

Neck Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

25 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Istanbul Medipol University

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

The study will include 45 people between the ages of 25-55 with non-specific neck pain. The patients will be randomly divided into three groups. Group 1 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application. Group 2 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application in addition to the Mulligan mobilization technique. Group 3 will receive 5 minutes of ultrasound, 20 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and hot pack application in addition to graston treatment for 5 minutes to the upper and lower trapezius, rhomboid major and minor muscles. The patients will receive treatments 3-4 times a week for 4 weeks, for a total of 10 sessions. VAS, neck joint range of motion, functional status and disability level neck pain and disability scale and SF-36 will be used as evaluation measurements.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients diagnosed with non-specific neck pain by a doctor
  • aged between 25-55
  • who have had pain in their neck for at least 2 weeks will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Neurological disease
  • Manual therapy contraindication such as osteoporosis, spinal infection
  • Spondyloarthropathy, disc herniation
  • People with contraindications to the Graston technique such as neoplastic disorders, anticoagulant drug use, uncontrolled hypertension or general infection will not be included in the study

Treatment and study plan

Conventional Therapy

Other

Ultrasound, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and hot pack application

Conventional therapy+ Mulligan mobilization

Other

Conventional therapy+ Mulligan mobilization

Conventional therapy+ Graston

Other

Conventional therapy+ Graston application

Primary outcomes

  1. Visucal Analog scale

    Time frame: 10 minutes

    The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) (0-10 cm), which is found to be valid, reliable and sensitive in patients with neck pain, will be used to assess pain. O means no pain; 10 means severe pain.

  2. Joint range of motion

    Time frame: 20 minutes

    The patients' neck joint range of motion will be measured with a standard goniometer.

  3. Quality of life (SF-36)

    Time frame: 15 minutes

    SF-36 will be used to assess the participants' quality of life. The 36-question questionnaire is divided into 8 groups: physical role functioning, emotional role functioning, bodily pain, energy, social role functioning, mental health and general health perception. Each category is scored between 0-100 and higher scores indicate better quality of life

  4. The neck disability scale

    Time frame: 15 minutes

    Functional status and disability level will be assessed with the neck pain and disability scale.The neck disability scale will be used to assess how the participants' daily lives are affected by neck pain. The total score of the scale ranges from 0 to 35, with higher scores indicating higher levels of disability

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Acronym: Pain

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jun 4, 2025
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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