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CompletedNCT07120113neck painUpdated Aug 13, 2025

Effect of Cupping Massage Versus Myofascial Release Therapy in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain

An interventional study of cupping massage and Myofascial release technique in Mechanical Neck Pain, sponsored by Beni-Suef University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-13.

Sponsored by Beni-Suef University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 1 month after the study started (first participant enrolled Jun 2023, registered Aug 2025).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

to investigate the effect of dynamic cupping versus myofascial release on pain level, range of motion and functional level in mechanical neck pain

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Conditions studied

  • Mechanical Neck Pain

Keywords

  • mechanical neck pain
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In context

Lead sponsor

Beni-Suef University is the lead sponsor of 333 studies on the registry; 116 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Body mass index less than or equal to 25kg/m2
  • have had mechanical neck pain for at least the previous three months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

neck pain due to

  • trauma
  • disc propulsion
  • congenital deformity
  • spinal stenosis
  • rheumatoid arthritis
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    cupping massage

    This group will receive cupping massage

    Other: cupping massage

  • Experimental
    myofascial release thechnique

    This group will receive myofascial release technique

    Other: Myofascial release technique

  • Active comparator
    Control Group

    This group will receive traditional exercises

    Other: Traditional exercises

Interventions

  • Othercupping massage

    This group will receive cupping massage three sessions per week for four weeks

  • OtherMyofascial release technique

    This group will receive the myofascial release technique three sessions per week for four weeks

  • OtherTraditional exercises

    This group will receive traditional exercises three sessions per week for four weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. pain intensity

    measuring by visual analog scale

    Time frame: 0-3 month

  2. Cervical Range of Motion

    Cervical range of motion device

    Time frame: 0-1 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. functional level

    Neck disability index measuring functional level

    Time frame: 0-1 month

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Study locations

1 site
  • Faculty of Physical Therapy
    Giza, Egypt
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 13, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07120113
Lead sponsor
Beni-Suef University
Collaborators
Misr University for Science and Technology
Responsible party
Sara Abdullah mohamed elsamahy (Lecturer of Physical Therapy, Misr University for Science and Technology) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 13, 2025
Start date
Jun 10, 2023
Primary completion
Jun 20, 2024
Completion
Jun 20, 2024
Last update
Aug 13, 2025

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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