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Optimal Duration of Stretching Exercise in Patients With Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

NCT04484324 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2020-12-30

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Summary

controversy remains about the stretching parameters needed to achieve a particular goal or treatment outcome. In clinical practice, multiple stretching techniques are used; nevertheless, there is no evidence-based agreement on the most effective parameters. One of these parameters, that might be affecting the treatment outcome the most, is the stretching duration, thus far there is a little agreement on the optimal stretching duration.

This non agreement in exact stretching parameters is obvious between authors and researchers in the field of muscle energy techniques (MET) as well as those who have used and advocate various durations for the passive stretch that follows the contraction phase in MET.

Conditions

  • Mechanical Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Stretching exercises

Post-facilitation stretch is a technique involves a maximal contraction of the muscle at mid-range with a rapid movement to maximal length followed by a static stretch.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sharjah

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ibrahim Moustafa · University of Sharjah

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-07-05
Primary Completion
2020-07-11
Completion
2020-07-20

Countries

  • United Arab Emirates

Study Locations

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