[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-study-detail:100586681":3},{"organization":4,"armGroups":7,"interventions":20,"overallOfficials":30,"centralContacts":34,"locations":43,"responsibleParty":65,"collaborators":68,"id":72,"slug":73,"hasResults":74,"nctId":75,"briefTitle":76,"officialTitle":77,"acronym":78,"eligibilityCriteria":79,"healthyVolunteers":74,"sex":80,"minAge":81,"maxAge":82,"enrollmentInfo":83,"targetDuration":25,"studyType":86,"phases":87,"briefSummary":89,"conditions":90,"keywords":93,"overallStatus":46,"whyStopped":25,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":103,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":104,"startDateStruct":107,"completionDateStruct":109,"leadSponsor":111,"locationsCount":112},{"fullName":5,"class":6},"IQRA University","OTHER",[8,14],{"label":9,"type":10,"description":11,"interventionNames":12},"Group A (Intervention)","EXPERIMENTAL","To start Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique with deep breathing, individuals will be trained to sit in a comfortable position with or without eyes opening. It will involve relaxing neck muscles through a two-step process. First, participants will be commanded to tense the particular SCM and upper trapezius muscle by active contraction along with deep breathing (deeply and slowly inhaling through the nose). Then, they will be commanded to squeeze the muscles as hard as they can, holding for 5-10 seconds, after that employees will be asked to relax the muscle for 10-15 seconds while relaxing the muscle employees will be asked to exhale slowly through the mouth (5 repetitions for each side). Intervention will be given for 30 minutes for 6 days a week for 2 weeks.",[13],"Other: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique",{"label":15,"type":16,"description":17,"interventionNames":18},"Group B (Control)","ACTIVE_COMPARATOR","Muscle Energy Technique with deep breathing\n\n* Trapezius Muscle: The therapist will position the patient supine, supporting the back of the patient's head with one hand and placing the other on the clavicle. The head will be bent forward, rotated, and bent toward the same side to test for flexibility, and then brought midway between the initial and fully rotated positions. The patient will breathe in, hold their breath, and perform isometric (20% of max force) while the therapist provides resistance for 6-7 seconds, followed by a stretch during exhalation, to be repeated 3-4 times.\n* Sternocleidomastoid Muscle: The patient will be supine with a cushion under the shoulder, tilting the head slightly back. The therapist will place one hand on the mastoid and the other on the sternum. The patient will rotate the head to the opposite side, lift it while holding breath while the therapist provides resistance for 6-7 second",[19],"Other: Muscle Energy Technique",[21,26],{"type":6,"name":22,"description":23,"armGroupLabels":24,"otherNames":25},"Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique","Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a relaxation technique that involves systematically tensing and then relaxing different muscle groups in the body to reduce physical tension and stress. Developed by Edmund Jacobson in the 1930s, PMR aims to promote deep relaxation by increasing awareness of muscle tension and learning to release it. The technique is typically performed in a quiet environment, starting from the feet and progressing upward or vice versa. It is commonly used for stress management, pain relief, anxiety reduction, and improving overall well-being.",[9],null,{"type":6,"name":27,"description":28,"armGroupLabels":29,"otherNames":25},"Muscle Energy Technique","Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is a manual therapy approach that uses the patient's voluntary muscle contractions against a controlled resistance provided by the therapist to improve musculoskeletal function. It is commonly used to lengthen shortened muscles, improve joint mobility, and reduce pain. MET works by engaging the target muscles in an isometric or isotonic contraction, followed by a relaxation phase, allowing for a greater stretch or repositioning of the joint. It is frequently used in physiotherapy for conditions such as muscle tightness, joint restrictions, and postural imbalances.",[15],[31],{"name":32,"affiliation":5,"role":33},"Syeda Waniya Riaz, PhD (scholar), MSAPT, DPT","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",[35,39],{"name":32,"role":36,"phone":37,"phoneExt":25,"email":38},"CONTACT","+923352783584","waniya.riaz@iqra.edu.pk",{"name":40,"role":36,"phone":41,"phoneExt":25,"email":42},"Aftab Ahmed Mirza Baig, PhD, MSAPT, DPT","+923002739920","dr.aftab@iqra.edu.pk",[44],{"facility":45,"status":46,"city":47,"state":48,"zip":49,"country":50,"countryCode":51,"cosmosGeoPoint":52,"geoPoint":57,"contacts":58},"Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation","RECRUITING","Karachi","Sindh","74200","Pakistan","PK",{"type":53,"coordinates":54},"Point",[55,56],67.0104,24.8608,{"lat":56,"lon":55},[59,63],{"name":60,"role":36,"phone":61,"phoneExt":25,"email":62},"Iram Shamsi, PhD (scholar), Mphil, DPT","+923012135230","iramiqbalshamsi@gmail.com",{"name":64,"role":33,"phone":25,"phoneExt":25,"email":25},"Iram Shamsi, PhD (scholar), MPhil, DPT",{"type":33,"investigatorFullName":66,"investigatorTitle":67,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":25,"oldOrganization":25},"Syeda Waniya Riaz","Principal Investigator",[69,71],{"name":70,"class":6},"Dow University of Health Sciences",{"name":45,"class":6},"100586681","progressive-muscle-relaxation-vs-muscle-energy-technique-on-nonspecific-neck-pain-in-prolonged-computer-users-100586681",false,"NCT06918535","Progressive Muscle Relaxation Vs Muscle Energy Technique on Nonspecific Neck Pain in Prolonged Computer Users.","Progressive Muscle Relaxation Vs Muscle Energy Technique on Nonspecific Neck Pain in Prolonged Computer Users. A Randomized Controlled Trial","RCT","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Persons using computer more than 6 hours throughout the day, intermittently both genders.\n* Age between 20-45.\n* Hypertonicity of trapezius muscle and SCM muscle. Specifically, those workers have neck pain and stiffness (including trouble tilting or turning head). Patients who reported small tightening and spasm at the posterior aspect of their neck are included, also associated with more diffuse neck pain patterns that included the following: headache, (upper back, neck and shoulder pain) numbness\u002F tingling in the hand\u002Farm.\n* Pain intensity of 2 on the NRS and presence of at least one latent trigger point in a taut band in the neck region.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Recent trauma to the cervical region\n* Exclusion criteria based on with any serious pathology such as specific neck pain due to disc prolapsed, tumor of cervical spine, whiplash injury, cervical fractures, Cervicogenic headache, and any neurological signs consistent with nerve root compression","ALL","20 Years","45 Years",{"count":84,"type":85},60,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[88],"NA","The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to assess the potential effectiveness of Progressive muscle relaxation technique (PMRT) vs Muscle energy technique (MET) as an intervention for releasing trigger points in SCM and upper trapezius in prolonged computer users. The study will be conducted in a workplace setting, where desk-type computer users are expected to regularly engage in their professional activities for ≥ 6 hours throughout the day, intermittently. This study will be conducted at the Outpatient Physiotherapy department of Sindh Institute of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Karachi among 60 patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain on the basis of non-probability purposive sample technique. After taking informed consent, all participants will be randomly allocated into two groups through a investigator (blinded) the same investigator will be screening the individuals, doing baseline assessment, and post treatment assessment while another investigator will be providing intervention. Group 1 will receive Progressive muscle relaxation technique while Group 2 will receive Muscle Energy Technique on sternocleidomastoid and upper trapezius bilaterally. Patients will also be blinded. A total of 12 sessions will be provided. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline and post treatment after 2 weeks intervention.",[91,92],"Neck Pain","Chronic Neck Pain",[94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102],"chronic pain","Computer user","Muscle relaxation","Progressive muscle relaxation,","neck pain","chronic neck pain","Sternocleidomastoid muscle","Trapezius","neck pain musculoskeletal","2026-01-06",{"date":105,"type":106},"2026-01-08","ACTUAL",{"date":108,"type":106},"2025-04-22",{"date":110,"type":85},"2026-04-30",{"name":5,"class":6},1]