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CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/11/037982 [Registered on: 12/11/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/11/2021
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparing the effectiveness of strengthening and stretching and contract relax and antagonist contract for pain, function and movement in patient with mechanical neck pain 
Scientific Title of Study   COMPARING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MUSCLE ENERGY TECHNIQUE (MET) AND PROPRIORECEPTIVE NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION (PNF) EXERCISE ON PAIN, FUNCTION AND MOVEMENT IN PATIENT WITH MECHANICAL NECK PAIN  
Trial Acronym  MNP 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Sushma kc 
Designation  UG student 
Affiliation  LAXMI MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 
Address  Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, Balmatta, Mangalore, Department of physiotherapy, 1st floor, Aj tower
Balmatta, Mangalore, Karnataka
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575002
India 
Phone  7975160273  
Fax  2218969  
Email  susmakc002@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  PRIYA S 
Designation  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  LAXMI MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 
Address  Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, Balmatta, Mangalore, Department of physiotherapy, Aj tower, 1st floor
Balmatta, Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575002
India 
Phone  9449729147  
Fax  2218969  
Email  priya.sv1@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  PRIYA S 
Designation  ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 
Affiliation  LAXMI MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 
Address  Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, Balmatta, Mangalore,Department of physiotherapy, Aj tower , 1st floor
Balmatta, Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575002
India 
Phone  9449729147  
Fax  2218969  
Email  priya.sv1@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Aj Institute of Medical Science and Research centre 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  SUSHMA KC 
Address  Laxmi Memorial College of Physiotherapy, Balmatta, Mangalore 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
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 
SUSHMA KC  AJ INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH CENTRE  OPD, Department of physiotherapy, ground floor,Kuntikana, Mangalore
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
7975160273
2218969
susmakc002@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
AJ INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND RESEARCH CENTRE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: M998||Other biomechanical lesions,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and Proprioreceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)  MET is stretching of tightened muscles and strengthening the weakend one and PNF is neuromuscular technique which includes contract relax and antagonist contract given for mechanical neck pain. Both the treatment will be given for duration of 4 weeks 
Intervention  Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and Proprioreceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF)  MET is stretching of tightened muscles and strengthening the weakend one and PNF is neuromuscular technique which includes contract relax and antagonist contract given for mechanical neck pain. This treatment will be given for the duration of four weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  45.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  college going students
Neck pain of minimum duration of 1 week
Both males and females
Tightness of upper trapezius, levator scapulae, scalene muscle on painful side
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Inflammatory conditions
Malignant and neurological conditions
Metabolic disease neck pain radiating into arms and upper extremity
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Universal Goniometer for movement, Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) for pain and Neck Disability Scale (NDI) for function  Will be assessed at baseline and after 4 weeks of treatment 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Goniometer for neck movement, VAS for pain and NDI for neck functions  4 week 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="24"
Sample Size from India="24" 
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)   20/11/2021 
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="0"
Months="2"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   None 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   None

 
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