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ACUTE EFFECT OF DIAPHRAGMATIC BREATHING ON POSTOPERATIVE UPPER TRAPEZIUS PAIN

NCT07634588 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2026-06-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the acute effects of diaphragmatic breathing exercises added to soft tissue mobilization and percussive therapy on pain intensity, functional disability, and pressure pain threshold in operating room nurses experiencing upper trapezius pain after surgery-related work activities.

Participants will be operating room nurses working in a hospital operating theater who report upper trapezius pain and tenderness within 30 minutes after completing a surgical procedure. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving soft tissue mobilization, percussive therapy, and diaphragmatic breathing exercises, or a control group receiving soft tissue mobilization and percussive therapy alone.

Pain intensity will be assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), functional disability using the Neck Disability Index (NDI), and mechanical pain sensitivity using Pressure Pain Threshold (PPT) measurements. Assessments will be performed immediately before and after a single treatment session. The study aims to determine whether the addition of diaphragmatic breathing exercises provides additional benefits in reducing pain and improving function in the acute postoperative working period of operating room nurses.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain
  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome
  • Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise

Participants will perform diaphragmatic breathing exercises for 5 minutes in a seated position under physiotherapist supervision.

OTHER

Soft Tissue Mobilization

Soft tissue mobilization techniques will be applied to the upper trapezius muscle for 5 minutes.

DEVICE

Percussive Therapy

Percussive therapy will be applied to the upper trapezius muscle for 5 minutes using a massage device.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul Aydın University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
22 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-06-05
Primary Completion
2026-07-31
Completion
2026-08-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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