Thoracic Thrust With Cervical Non-Thrust Mobilization in Mechanical Neck Pain

Foundation University Islamabad

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

Treatments: Procedure: Group B: Cervical non thrust mobilization; Procedure: Group A:Thoracic thrust

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07326696

FUI/CTR/2025/23

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a randomised controlled trial and the purpose of this study is to determine the effects of thoracic thrust with cervical non-thrust mobilization in mechanical neck pain on components such as pain, thoracic range of motion, kyphotic angle, craniovertebral angle and proprioception.

Full description

Particiapants will be divided into two groups through coin toss method, one group will recieve thoracic manipulation as addition to cervical mobilization and therapeutic exercises.

Enrollment: 46 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Both male and female
• Age: 20-40 years
• Numeric pain rating scale (3<) (13)
• Neck pain for more than 3 months
• Cervical hypomobility (C2-C7)
• Thoracic hypomobility (T1-T6)
• CranioVertebral Angle < 48 Degrees

Exclusion criteria

• Serious pathology (e.g. neoplasm, fracture)
• History of whiplash injury within the past 6 months
• Cervical spinal stenosis
• Radiculopathy
• Neurological deficit
• Structural deformities
• Vertebrobasilar artery insufficiency
• Pregnancy
• Prior surgery of cervical or thoracic spine

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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46 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A; thoracic thrust

Experimental group

Description:

thoracic thrust in addition to standard treatment

Treatment:

Procedure: Group A:Thoracic thrust

Group B: cervical non-thrust mobilization

Active Comparator group

Description:

standard treatment of cervical non-thrust mobilization and home-based therapeutic exercises

Treatment:

Procedure: Group B: Cervical non thrust mobilization