Effect of Muscle Energy Technique Versus Myofascial Release on Cervical and Lumbar Pain

Cervical Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Muscle Energy Technique Versus Myofascial Release on Cervical and Lumbar Pain in Premenopausal Women With Fibromyalgia

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05785104
• Other study ID #: 012/004046
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: March 2024
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of muscle energy technique versus myofascial release on cervical and lumbar pain in premenopausal women with fibromyalgia

Description:

Fibromyalgia is an idiopathic, non articular pain syndrome with generalized tender points. It is multisystem disease characterized by sleep disturbance and fatigue. It affect 5% of the world population. The incidence is higher in women than in men. And the age is between 30 and 35 years old.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 74
• Est. completion date: July 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 30 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Premenopausal women with fibromyalgia
• Ages ranges between 30 - 45 years old
• Body mass index < 35 kg/m2
• All are medically stable

Exclusion Criteria:

• specific cervical and lumbar pain
• Smokers
• Pregnant women
• Medically unstable
• Postmenopausal women

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cervical Pain
• Low Back Pain
• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Myofascial release
Is Facilitation of mechanical and neurological adaptive capacity as integrated through the Myofascial system
• Muscle energy technique
Is manual therapy procedure that involves alternating periods of resisted muscle contraction and assisted stretching

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Cairo University	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fibromyalgia impact questionnaire	Used to assess health related quality of life before and after the treatment, maximum score means worse outcome	Four weeks
Primary	Visual analogue scale	Used to assess the severity of cervical and lumbar pain of each premenopausal women in both groups before and after the treatment, maximum score means worse outcome	Four weeks
Primary	Active range of motion of cervical and lumbar regions	Measurement of active flexion, extension, lateral flexion in cervical and lumbar regions before and after the treatment	Four weeks