Massage or gentle manipulation: which eases new Moms' neck pain best?
NCT ID NCT07261605
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested two non-drug treatments—Tui Na massage and positional release—against posture exercises for neck pain in 60 women after childbirth. Researchers measured pain, disability, and muscle activity. The goal was to find a safe, effective way to relieve postpartum neck dysfunction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, these techniques could offer drug-free options for easing neck pain and disability after childbirth.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with no phase designation, so results may not apply broadly. The interventions are manual therapies, which depend on practitioner skill.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- 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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Female participants only
- 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: * age ranged from 20- 40 years * had post partum cervical pain * score above 15 in the neck disability index (NDI Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with structural, inflammatory, infectious, metabolic, congenital, traumatic spinal disorders and spinal or upper limb surgery.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kerolous ishak shehata kelini
Cairo, Egypt