Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:02 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:02 AM
NCT ID:
NCT03046160
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age of 25- 50 years.
2. A history of neck pain lasting 3 months or more prior to study start.
3. A score of greater than or equal to 5/50 on the Neck Disability Index (NDI)(Vernon 2008, Vernon 2008)
4. Presence of scapular dyskinesia.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Previous cervical spine or shoulder surgery
2. Cervical radiculopathy (compressed cervical nerve root on its way out of the spine, mainly could be manifested by pain, weakness, and sensory deficits (Corey and Comeau 2014)
3. Presence of a severe systemic disease (as fibromyalgia, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Grave's disease, Systemic lupus erythematous, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sickle cell disease) or any other widespread musculoskeletal pain syndromes.
4. Participation in an exercise program for the neck or scapular muscles in the 6 months preceding the study.
5. Consumption of stimulants (caffeine and nicotine) or analgesic drugs for at least 8 hours before the study.
6. Manual therapy contraindications (e.g., inflammatory joint disease, spinal cord pathology, infections, severe osteoporosis, cancer).
7. Whiplash injury/fracture.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
25 Years
Maximum Age:
50 Years
Study:
NCT03046160
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03046160