Subthreshold Stimulation Versus Suprathreshold Stimulation in People With Chronic Low Neck Pain
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40-65
SponsorBeni-Suef University
About this trial
this trial will involve three groups. Group 1 will receive subthreshold stimulation. Group 2 will receive suprathreshold stimulation. Group 3 will receive shame treatment.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age from 40 to 65 years old participated in this study, 2
Having neck pain for more than 6 months with a grade five or greater on the visual analog scale
Having one or more trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle,
A significant increase in neck muscle EMG activity indicates the presence of tender points.
Disqualifiers
Taking non-pharmacological therapies (e.g., acupuncture, physical therapy, osteopathy)
Taking oral or intravenous pain therapy, intramuscular or subcutaneous injection of cortisone, or local anesthetics during the study period,
Presence of any contraindication to electrical current including pregnancy, epilepsy, cardiac arrhythmia, cardiac surgery, implanted pacemaker or defibrillator, previous surgery in the spinal cord, infectious diseases of the spinal cord, malignant tumors with or without secondary blastomas in the spinal cord, severe radicular pain with acute paralysis in the extremities
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- electrical stimulation
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov