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New therapy aims to ease chronic neck pain without drugs
NCT ID NCT07326696
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a hands-on therapy for people with long-term neck pain (over 3 months). The treatment involves a quick thrust to the upper back and gentle movements to the neck. Researchers will measure pain, neck and back motion, and posture in 46 adults aged 20-40. The goal is to see if this approach can reduce pain and improve function.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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20 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Foundation University College of Physical Therapy
RECRUITINGIslamabad, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan
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