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Comparative Impact of Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, Dry Cupping and Dry Needling on Mechanical Neck Pain; A Randomized Controlled Trial

An interventional study of strengthening and stretching exercises and Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique in Mechanical Neck Pain, Dry Needling Technique and Dry Cupping Technique, sponsored by Beni-Suef University. Recruiting at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-07-17.

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

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study ill include four treatment groups. Group A who will receive traditional physical therapy, group B who will receive INIT plus traditional physical therapy , group C who will receive dry cupping therapy plus traditional physical therapy or group D will receive Dry needling therapy plus traditional physical therapy . All groups completed 4 weeks of intervention.

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Conditions studied

  • Mechanical Neck Pain
  • Dry Needling Technique
  • Dry Cupping Technique
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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.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Medically competent men and women will be included They had chronic MTrPs in the upper trapezius for more than 6 months Diagnostic criteria of being a tight band with a palpable nodule and distant pain when subjected to pressure

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • subjects with previous neck or shoulder pathology (e.g., fracture, sur¬gery, inflammatory and infectious diseases), cervical disc pathology, systemic disorder, fibromyalgia, those who underwent physical therapy for at least the previous 3 months
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Group A

    Other: strengthening and stretching exercises

  • Experimental
    Group B

    Other: Integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique

  • Experimental
    Group C

    Device: Dry cupping

  • Experimental
    Group D

    Device: Dry Needling

Interventions

  • Otherstrengthening and stretching exercises

    subjects will receive strengthening and stretching exercises

  • OtherIntegrated neuromuscular inhibition technique

    The subjects receive the Integrated Neuromuscular Inhibition Technique, which consists of ischemic compression, strain-counterstrain, and muscle energy techniques.

  • DeviceDry Needling

    subjects in this group will receive Dry needling therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

  • DeviceDry cupping

    Patients in this group will receive Dry cupping therapy, two sessions per week for four weeks

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. pain intensity

    pain intensity will be measured by visual analogue scale

    Time frame: 0-4 weeks

  2. pain pressure threshold

    The pressure algometer will measure the pain pressure threshold

    Time frame: 0-4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Neck Disability Index

    The Neck Disability Index is a questionnaire to measure function

    Time frame: 0-4 weeks

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Faculty of Physical Therapy
    Giza, Egypt
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 17, 2026, 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
NCT07711041
Lead sponsor
Beni-Suef University
Responsible party
Dina Al-Amir Mohamed Hussein (Lecturer of Physical Therapy, Beni-Suef University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 17, 2026
Start date
Jul 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Feb 2027 (estimated)
Completion
May 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 17, 2026

Study contacts

Dina Al-Amir Mohamed, Lecturer
Contact
dinaalamir@pt.bsu.edu.eg
002+01229370053

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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