Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

Beni-Suef University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Mechanical Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: stretching and strengthening; Device: Shock Wave Therapy; Device: Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07027631

BeniSuefU24

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to investigate the Comparative Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis and Extracorporeal shockwave therapy on Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• medically competent men and women will be included
• They had chronic MTrPs in the upper trapezius for more than 6 months
• Diagnostic criteria of being a tight band with a palpable nodule and distant pain when subjected to pressure

Exclusion criteria

• subjects with previous neck or shoulder pathology (e.g., fracture, sur¬gery, inflammatory and infectious diseases),
• cervical disc pathology, systemic disorder, fibromyalgia,
• those who underwent physical therapy for at least the previous 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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100 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis, two sessions per week for four weeks

Treatment:

Device: Magnesium Sulfate Iontophoresis

Shock Wave Therapy group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive Shock Wave Therapy, one session per week for four weeks

Treatment:

Device: Shock Wave Therapy

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Patients in this group will receive stretching and strengthening exercises, two sessions per week for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: stretching and strengthening