Biomechanical Risk Factors of Cervical Pain in Pregnant Women

ConditionCervical Pain
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age20-35
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

The purpose of the study is to assess the biomechanical risk factors for neck pain in pregnant women.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Pregnant women in their third trimester suffering from cervical pain.

They have experienced cervical pain starting during pregnancy.

They reported no neck pain or neck-related disorders during the previous year and were screened for the absence of cervical pathology during a physical examination.

Disqualifiers

Objective signs of structural pathology on physical examination, including but not limited to shoulder bursitis, impingement, tendonitis, fracture, cervical nerve or disc impairment, radiculopathy, or loss of upper extremity sensory or motor function.

Acute injury of the neck or shoulders (<12 weeks before the study).

History of fibromyalgia or musculoskeletal pain present in more than 4 body regions concurrently.

Self-reported systemic illness, including cancer, rheumatic, cardiovascular, or neurological disease

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Treatment groups

116 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators