SNAGs in Mechanical Neck Pain

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of SNAGs in the Management of Mechanical Neck Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04617288
• Other study ID #: RajNursingParamedicalC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 10, 2015
• Est. completion date: August 25, 2015

Study information

• Verified date: November 2020
• Source: Raj Nursing and Paramedical College
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Neck pain is second largest cause of disability worldwide. Chronic neck pain prevalence is 14% which is somewhat higher in females as compared to males. In India reported prevalence is 6%. Therapeutically, neck pain is managed by physiotherapists using rest, stretching and strengthening exercises, educating patient, and intense proprioception and positional exercises.

Description:

To determine the evidences for the efficacy of SNAGs in the Management of Mechanical Neck Pain. 100 patients [Age group 25-45 yrs] who were diagnosed with neck pain, with onset ˃1-3 months (chronic) were randomly assigned to group A receiving conventional Physiotherapy plus SNAGs and group B receiving conventional Physiotherapy plus ultrasound. Subjects in-group A that received conventional Physiotherapy plus SNAGs showed greater Improvement in pain and range of motion compared with the conventional Physiotherapy plus ultrasound group on 2nd week compared with pretreatment. The result of study suggests that both SNAGs and Ultrasound groups improves the symptoms of neck pain. Ultrasound group improved the pain symptoms but was too small to reach satisfactory outcome for patients. Based on these results conventional Physiotherapy plus SNAGs should be the treatment of choice for neck pain rather than conventional Physiotherapy plus Ultrasound .

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: August 25, 2015
• Est. primary completion date: August 25, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 25 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

• Age group between 20- 45 years.
• Both Gender male and female.
• Individuals having localized pain or stiffness in spine or both combined b/w C3 to C7 without upper limbs radiculopathy.
• Pain reported on VAS score ?3 in neck region.
• Patients agree to sign written consent form. Exclusion Criteria Patients were excluded if they were diagnosed with following conditions

for ?6 months:

• T.B, carcinoma, heart disease, osteoporosis.
• Neural disorders due to PIVD.
• Any trauma or localized infection in neck region.
• Upper MND, cervical stenosis, metabolic diseases in bone and joint.
• Hyper flexibility
• Open sores,
• Ongoing radiotherapy, chemotherapy, steroid therapy or anticoagulants.
• Psychiatric diseases such as phobia/obsession, depression.
• Allergy to hot pack
• Patients with history of surgery in cervical spine region with in a year.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Ultrasound Therapy, SNAGs

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Raj Nursing and Paramedical College

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual analog scale	Visual analog scale is a subjective outcome measurement where patients judge the intensity of their pain on a scale of 0-10, which is in the form of a 10cm straight line. On this 0-10 scale, zero denotes no pain and ten denotes severe pain intensity.	2 weeks
Primary	Neck Range of motion	Range of motion of the cervical spine measured by bubble inclinometer. It consists of a 360-degree scale with a fluid filled circular tube containing a small air bubble. It is a gravity dependent Goniometer, which uses the gravity's effect on fluid level to measure joint position and motion.	2 weeks
Secondary	Neck disability Index	Neck disability Index contains 10 items, seven related to activities of daily living, two related to pain, and one item related to concentration. Each item is scored ranging from 0 (no pain or disability) to 5 (severe pain and disability); and the total score is expressed as a percentage, with higher scores corresponding to greater disability.	2 weeks