NCT07489014

The Effects of Mulligan Joint Mobilization and Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization in Individuals With Neck Pain

Comparison of the Effects of Mulligan Joint Mobilization and Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization on Pain Intensity, Cervical Awareness, and Functionality in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istanbul Rumeli University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study will include a total of 40 individuals aged 18-65 years with chronic neck pain for at least three months. Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups: the Mulligan mobilization group (n=20) and the AYDM group (n=20). Both groups will receive a total of 12 treatment sessions, 3 days a week for 4 weeks. Assessments will be performed before and after treatment. Pain intensity will be assessed using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), cervical awareness using the Fremantle Neck Awareness Questionnaire (FNA), and functionality using the Copenhagen Neck Functional Disability Scale (CNFDS). In addition, measurements of cervical joint range of motion, deep neck flexor muscle endurance, quality of life (SF-36), and depression level (Beck Depression Scale) will be taken.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Instrumental Soft Tissue Mobilization	The treatments will administered 3 days a week for a total of 12 sessions over 4 weeks.
OTHER	Mobilization	The treatments will administered 3 days a week for a total of 12 sessions over 4 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-13
• Primary completion: 2026-04-01
• Completion: 2026-04-30
• First posted: 2026-03-23
• Last updated: 2026-03-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)