Unilateral Blindness/ Unilateral Deafness-relation to Neck Pain

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Unilateral Blindness/ Unilateral Deafness-relation to Neck Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00589407
• Other study ID #: BARZ-001HMO-CTIL
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 23, 2007
• Last updated: March 21, 2013

Study information

• Verified date: March 2013
• Source: Hadassah Medical Organization
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Neck pain is a common complaint in the general population affecting 10-15% of the general population. females more than men. Known risk factors are: Trauma, Repetitive lifting of heavy objects at work, driving vibrating vehicles, frequents diving from boards and smoking. No study dealt with the possible role of unilateral loss of vision or hearing as a risk factor for the development of neck pain. Intuitively, one might suspect that unilateral blindness or deafness will lead to a tilted position of the head, in order to cover a better visual/audio field. This position, in time, might lead to the development of neck pain.

Our hypothesis is that patients with unilateral blindness/deafness will suffer from neck pain more frequently than the general population.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 300
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Months to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• Men and women suffering from unilateral blindness or deafness

• Men and women visiting the ophthalmology or ENT clinics (general population) for reasons other than unilateral blindness/deafness and agreeing to participate in the study.

• Over 18 years of age

• Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

• Subjects suffering from neck pain as a result of fractures, infection, or metastatic disease.

• Inability to understand or fill out the questionnaire/informed consent.

Study Design

Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Blindness
• Deafness
• Hearing Loss
• Hearing Loss, Unilateral
• Neck Pain
• Unilateral Blindness
• Unilateral Deafness

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Hadassah Medical Organization.	Jerusalem

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hadassah Medical Organization

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	neck pain		two weeks	No