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Efficacy of Two Physiotherapy Intervention Methods Applied in Subjects in the Social-healthcare Setting With Nonspecific Neck Pain.

NCT05845346 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2023-05-06

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Summary

The overall objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two physiotherapy treatments, one based on the application of massage most current analgesic TENS compared to a second massage treatment based on more specific stretching techniques in subject in th social-health care setting with non-specific neck pain.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Electrotherapy-Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation (TENS)

Ten electrotherapy sessions lasting 30 minutes were carried out. Analgesic currents of the TENS type, placed in the cervical region.

OTHER

Massage therapy

Ten massage therapy sessions lasting 20 minutes each were carried out. Techniques such as superficial rubbing, deep rubbing, kneading and gliding pressure were performed on the cervical region.

OTHER

Stretching exercises

Ten stretching exercise sessions.The stretching exercise modality performed consisted of passive static stretching with a sequence of 30s-10s-30s-10s.

OTHER

Ischaemic Compression Technique

Ten Ischaemic Compression Technique sessions. The execution of the technique is described as follows: after locating a painful point (trigger point), pressure is applied until pain is generated, then a position is sought where the pain disappears, the position of maximum comfort, which is maintained for 90 seconds (sec), after which time the patient is returned to the starting position in a passive manner.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Extremadura

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Luis Espejo Antunez · Universidad de Extremadura

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-31
Completion
2023-06-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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