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Upper Cervical Mobilization vs. Sub-Occipital MET for Neck Pain and FHP

NCT07164963 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2026-01-05

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Summary

forty-five patients with MNP and FHP age from 25-40 years will be randomly assigned into three groups: Group A (study): 15patients will receive (upper cervical translatoric mobilization) and traditional physical therapy, Group B (study): 15patients received sub occipital muscle energy technique and traditional physical therapy, and Group C (control): 15 patients will receive the traditional physical therapy treatment only . Interventions will be conducted three times a week for four weeks. Craniovertebral angle (CVA) using Photographic Posture Analysis Method (surgimap software), pain intensity using viual analogue scale (VAS), Cervical ROM using CROM device, and neck functional ability using Neck Disability Index (NDI) will be assessed for all participants before and after the treatment program.

Conditions

  • Mechanical Neck Pain
  • Forward Head Posture

Interventions

OTHER

upper cervical translatoric mobilisation

(UC-TSM) is defined as a system of manual techniques using straight-line forces delivered in a parallel or perpendicular direction to an individual vertebral joint or motion segment there is also increasing in body of evidence supporting the its clinical effectiveness and safety in the management of patients with cervical impairments.

OTHER

sub occipital muscle energy technique

Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is another form of a gentle manual therapy intervention that primarily targets the soft tissues, though it also contributes significantly to joint mobilization. It has been reported that, adding MET to exercise program resulted in better improvement in CVA and FHP than exercise group only

OTHER

traditional physical therapy

hot pack and kendel exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • MTI University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • reda K. Abdelrazik, associate professor · Benha University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-12
Primary Completion
2025-10-15
Completion
2025-12-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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