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NCT Number: NCT06817135

Effect of Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Breastfeeding Women with Non-specific Neck Pain

The purpose of this study is to determine whether scapular stabilization exercises can help breastfeeding women with non-specific neck pain by reducing their neck pain, cervical range of motion, and neck disability index.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Physical Therapy/ Cairo University

Giza, Dokki, 12613, Egypt

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Saadyya A. Aladawi, Asst Lect

CONTACT

[email protected]

0020116364807

About this study

The best infant feeding practice is breastfeeding, which has both immediate and long-term advantages for mothers, babies, the environment, the economy, and society as a whole. Mothers who are nursing frequently experience neck pain. Because the scapula and neck are closely related, scapular stabilization is becoming more and more popular for patients with neck pain.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • exclusive breastfeeding mothers with immediate to 6-month-old infants.
  • The bilateral cradle position is employed by patients when nursing.
  • Patients had mechanical neck pain.
  • Patients with a body mass index below 30 kg/m²
  • Patients have moderate pain intensity, ranging from 3 to 7 on the visual analogue scale
  • The patients' scores on the Neck Disability Index ranged from 10 to 40 out of 50.

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients had preterm babies or low-birth-weight babies.
  • pregnant patients
  • Patients had postpartum complications.
  • Patients had inflammation, infection, severe degeneration, congenital deformity, and trauma.
  • Patients had sensory abnormalities or a positive motor reflex.
  • Patients had cancer, metabolic, or systemic diseases.

Treatment and study plan

Scapular stabilization exercises

Other

Cools exercise using the Thera-Band, including sidelying external rotation, side-lying forward flexion, prone horizontal abduction with external rotation, and prone extension exercises to promote lower trapezius and middle trapezius activity with minimal activation of the upper trapezius part.

Muscle Energy Technique

Other

Muscle Energy Technique for the 1.sternocleidomastoid 2. levator scapulae 3. upper trapezius 4. pectoralis major Through mild isometric contractions, it uses the intrinsic energy of a muscle to lengthen it and induce relaxation through autogenic inhibition.

Other names: Autogenic Inhibition, Post Isometric Relaxation

Advice about the right the breastfeeding ergonomic.

Other

The patients sit with their backs supported with pillows. Don't lean over the infant. Keep the arms supported and feet on the ground.

Primary outcomes

  1. functional neck disability

    Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment

    The Arabic version of the Neck Disability Index Questionnaire (NDI) is used to assess the functional neck disability. It consists of 10 items; each item scores from 0 to 5, where a score of 0 indicates no limitation and a score of 5 indicates maximum limitation.

  2. neck pain intensity

    Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment

    The Visual Analog Scale VAS was used to assess neck pain intensity for both groups at the beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment. It is a 10 cm line. 0 means no paint and 10 means maximum pain and the patient chooses a point on the line which reflects the pain

Secondary outcomes

  1. pressure pain threshold

    Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment

    The local pressure pain threshold over the upper trapezius was measured using a pressure algometer. It is a portable digital algometer that responds linearly to force applications between 0 and 1300 kPa, or roughly 0 and 14 kg. With a 1-cm² circular rubber tip, the device measures the maximum force applied before the subject verbally indicates that the pain threshold has been reached.

  2. cervical range of motion

    Time frame: at beginning of the study and after four weeks of treatment

    The cervical range of motion (flexion, extension, lateral flexion (Rt & Lt), and rotation (Rt & Lt)) is measured with a universal goniometer.

Study contacts

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

Dr.Afaf M. Mahmoud Botla, Asst. Prof

CONTACT

[email protected]

Assistant Professor

Saadyya A. Abdalhamed Aladawi, Asst Lect

CONTACT

[email protected]

00201116364807

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Saadyya Ahmed Abdalhamed Aladawi

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Feb 10, 2025
Registry last updated
Feb 12, 2025

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