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Manual Therapy Techniques for Cervical Pain: Algometric Evaluation

NCT06982456 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 105

Last updated 2025-05-21

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Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of different manual therapy techniques in the treatment of cervical pain related to the upper trapezius muscle.

The intervention will compare the effects of superficial massage, deep massage, and pressure release technique on pain intensity, assessed through algometry.

Additionally, the study aims to determine whether the application of passive stretching following manual treatment leads to a significantly greater reduction in pain compared to groups that do not receive stretching.

Finally, the persistence of treatment effects will be evaluated one and two weeks after the intervention.

Conditions

  • Myofascial Pain Syndromes
  • Massage
  • Stretching

Interventions

OTHER

Manual Therapy on the Upper Trapezius with or without Passive Stretching

The intervention consists of manual therapy techniques applied to the upper fibers of the trapezius muscle, including superficial massage, deep massage, and pressure release technique. In one of the experimental groups, this treatment is followed by passive stretching. The control group receives no intervention. Algometric measurements (pressure pain threshold) are taken before and after the intervention, and at one-week and two-week follow-up points to assess the effectiveness and persistence of the treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad de Murcia

    lead OTHER

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
2025-05-19
Primary Completion
2025-06-06
Completion
2025-06-13

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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