Stabilization Exercises With and Without Connective Tissue Massage for Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

Neck Pain Musculoskeletal Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02424032
• Other study ID #: GO 13/381
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: April 8, 2015
• Last updated: April 18, 2015
• Start date: February 2013

Study information

• Verified date: April 2015
• Source: Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
• Contact: Seyda TOPRAK CELENAY
• Phone: +90-534-041-3986
• Email: sydtoprak[@]hotmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Turkey: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study was to investigate and compared the effects of cervical and scapulothoracic stabilization exercises with and without connective tissue massage (CTM) for patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.

Description:

Sixty patients with chronic mechanical neck pain were recruited and randomly allocated into stabilization exercise with and without the connective tissue massage program. The study's inclusion criteria were as follows: 18 to 65 years of age, having neck pain for more than 3 months, and being volunteer. The exclusion criteria were as follows: stenosis, traumatic injury history, previous surgery related to cervical spine, hypermobility, cancer, having inflammatory rheumatologic, severe psychological disorders, being pregnant, and intervention including exercise or physical therapy in the last 3 months.The program was carried out for 12 sessions, 3 days/week in 4 weeks. Pain intensity with Visual Analog Scale, pressure pain threshold with digital algometer, the level of anxiety with the Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory, and life quality with Short Form-36 were evaluated before and after treatment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 53
• Est. primary completion date: May 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 to 65 years of age,

• having neck pain for more than 3 months, and

• being volunteer

Exclusion Criteria:

• Stenosis,

• traumatic injury history,

• previous surgery related to cervical spine,

• hypermobility,

• cancer,

• having inflammatory rheumatologic,

• severe psychological disorders,

• being pregnant, and

• intervention including exercise or physical therapy in the last 3 months

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain
• Neck Pain Musculoskeletal

Intervention

Behavioral:
• "Exercise" and "connective tissue massage"
Cervical and scapulothoracic stabilization exercises with connective tissue massage were performed.The program was carried out for 12 sessions, 3 days/week in 4 weeks.
• "Exercise"
Cervical and scapulothoracic stabilization exercises were performed. The program was carried out for 12 sessions, 3 days/week in 4 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Ataturk Trainning and Research Hospital	Ankara	Cankaya
Turkey	Ataturk Trainning and Research Hospital	Ankara	Cankaya

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Seyda TOPRAK CELENAY

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (4)

Bakar Y, Sertel M, Oztürk A, Yümin ET, Tatarli N, Ankarali H. Short term effects of classic massage compared to connective tissue massage on pressure pain threshold and muscle relaxation response in women with chronic neck pain: a preliminary study. J Man — View Citation

Dusunceli Y, Ozturk C, Atamaz F, Hepguler S, Durmaz B. Efficacy of neck stabilization exercises for neck pain: a randomized controlled study. J Rehabil Med. 2009 Jul;41(8):626-31. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0392. — View Citation

Jull G, Trott P, Potter H, Zito G, Niere K, Shirley D, Emberson J, Marschner I, Richardson C. A randomized controlled trial of exercise and manipulative therapy for cervicogenic headache. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2002 Sep 1;27(17):1835-43; discussion 1843. — View Citation

Sherman KJ, Cherkin DC, Hawkes RJ, Miglioretti DL, Deyo RA. Randomized trial of therapeutic massage for chronic neck pain. Clin J Pain. 2009 Mar-Apr;25(3):233-8. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31818b7912. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Neck pain intensity as measured by Visual Analog Scale		Change from baseline neck pain intensity at 4 weeks	Yes
Secondary	Change in level of anxiety as assessed by Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory		Change from baseline level of anxiety at 4 weeks	Yes
Secondary	Change in quality of life as assessed by Short Form-36		Change from baseline quality of life at 4 weeks	Yes
Secondary	Change in pressure pain threshold as measured by digital algometer		Change from baseline pressure pain threshold at 4 weeks	Yes