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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/079903 [Registered on: 03/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/01/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   ENHANCING PAIN RELIEF AND MOBILITY BOWEN TECHNIQUE WITH HOT PACKS FOR TRAPEZITIS 
Scientific Title of Study   SHORT TERM EFFECTS OF BOWEN TECHNIQUE WITH HOT PACKS ON PAIN CERVICAL RANGE OF MOTION IN TRAPEZIUS MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
raviraj09199@gmail.com  Other 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  HARINI BIIDARI 
Designation  POSTGRADUATE STUDENT 
Affiliation  SDM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 
Address  OPD NUMBER 5 ORTHO PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT SDM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY,SDM COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HOSPITAL MANJUSHREE NAGAR SATTUR DHARWAD

Dharwad
KARNATAKA
580009
India 
Phone  9483667354  
Fax    
Email  bidariharini@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  HARINI BIIDARI 
Designation  POSTGRADUATE STUDENT 
Affiliation  SDM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 
Address  OPD NUMBER 5 ORTHO PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT SDM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY,SDM COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HOSPITAL MANJUSHREE NAGAR SATTUR DHARWAD

Dharwad
KARNATAKA
580009
India 
Phone  9483667354  
Fax    
Email  bidariharini@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  RAVI SAVDATTI 
Designation  PROFESSOR AND PG GUIDE SDM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 
Affiliation  SDM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 
Address  OPD NUMBER 5 ORTHO PHYSIOTHERAPY DEPARTMENT SDM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY,SDM COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HOSPITAL MANJUSHREE NAGAR SATTUR DHARWAD

Dharwad
KARNATAKA
580009
India 
Phone  9606528129  
Fax    
Email  raviraj09199@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
SDM COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HOSPITAL SDM COLLEGE PF PHYSIOTHERAPY MANJUSHREE NAGAR SATTUR DHARWAD KARNATAKA 580009 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  HARINI BIDARI  
Address  SDM COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY SDM COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND HOSPITAL MANJUSHREE NAGAR SATTUR DHARWAD 580009 
Type of Sponsor  Other [nil] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Harini Bidari  SDM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL  opd number 5 ortho physiotherapy department SDM College of Physiotherapy, SDM University
Dharwad
KARNATAKA 
9483667354

bidariharini@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
SDM College of medical science and hospital institutional ethics committe.  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M629||Disorder of muscle, unspecified,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  N/A  N/A 
Intervention  Randomised controlled trial.  BOWEN TECHNIQUE Patient position: - prone lying (affected area to be exposed) Technique: - fingers are used to apply gentle pressure and, rolling movements on the affected side of the muscle for thirty seconds. Treatment time: - 15-20 minutes,3-4 repetitions The skin is stretched and moved with every rolling movement. The movements will be repeated every two minutes at rest intervals as necessary. Intervention protocol for Group B thermotherapy patient position: -prone lying (light loose clothing) Technique: -A hot pack wrapped in a towel is applied over the affected area of the muscle. Treatment time: -10- 15 minutes (patient is continuously monitored) DOSAGE Three treatment sessions will be given for a week in the physiotherapy outpatient department. Pre and post assessment will be assessed after one week of 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  40.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  diagnosis of neck pain less than three months with myofascial trigger point in trapezius
pain ranging from four to ten on NPRS
agreement to participate in the study 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.skin allergies/disease.
2. cervical radiculopathy.
3. surgeries in and around neck and shoulder in past 6 months.
4. history of previous neck or shoulder trauma.
5. acute torticollis, cancer, infection, fracture of cervical and thoracic
vertebrae.
6. sensory alterations in neck and upper back region. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Sequentially numbered, sealed, opaque envelopes 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1.Numerical pain rating scale.
2.pain pressure threshold.
3. Neck disability index.
4. Cervical range of motion. 
Three days a week. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Pain pressure threshold.  Three days a week. 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="38"
Sample Size from India="38" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/02/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  
ed, Two groups Group A(BOWEN TECHNIQUE) and Group B
(THERMOTHERAPY)
Sample size (38) will be included as per inclusion and exclusion criteria.
BOWEN TECHNIQUE
Patient position: - prone lying (affected area to be exposed)
Technique: - fingers are used to apply gentle pressure and,
rolling movements on the affected side of the muscle for
thirty seconds.
Treatment time: - 15-20 minutes,3-4 repetitions The
skin is stretched and moved with every rolling
movement.
The movements will be repeated every two minutes at rest
intervals as necessary.
Intervention protocol for Group B
thermotherapy
patient position: -prone lying
(light loose clothing)
Technique: -A hot pack wrapped in a towel is applied
over the affected area of the muscle. Treatment time: -10-
15 minutes
(patient is continuously monitored)
DOSAGE
Three treatment sessions will be given for a week in the
physiotherapy outpatient department.
Pre and post assessment will be assessed after one week of
 
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