Study on the Effect of Cervical Mobilization on Motor Function and Pressure Pain Threshold in Pain Free Individuals

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Crossover Study on the Effect of Cervical Mobilization on Motor Function and Pressure Pain Threshold in Pain Free Individuals

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01161758
• Other study ID #: PT0004
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 8, 2010
• Last updated: July 13, 2010
• Start date: April 2005
• Est. completion date: December 2005

Study information

• Verified date: November 2005
• Source: Curtin University of Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Australia: Human Research Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Passive accessory cervical mobilization is widely used as a clinical approach to the management of musculoskeletal pain of spinal origin. The purpose of the study is to determine if passive cervical mobilization can improve motor function in situations where motor performance is not impaired by the presence of pain.

Description:

Cervical mobilization has been shown to elicit effects on pain perception, autonomic function and motor function in subjects who experience musculoskeletal pain. The improvement in motor function may be a direct effect of the treatment or secondary to a hypoalgesic effect. This study aims to demonstrate whether it is possible to alter motor function following joint mobilization, in situations where motor performance is not impaired by pain.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 24
• Est. completion date: December 2005
• Est. primary completion date: October 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• No history of neck or back pain over the last six months

• Without any previous experience with spinal manual therapy techniques

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of musculoskeletal or rheumatologic conditions

• Any kind of spinal surgery

• Dizziness

• Previous trauma to the cervical spine

• Neurological signs or symptoms

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Passive cervical mobilisation
Passive cervical mobilization which involved an oscillatory grade III unilateral postero-anterior mobilization applied to the left C5/C6 segment. The mobilization consisted of 3 periods of 1 minute applications with a resting period of 1 minute in between.
• Manual contact
Manual contact control, which involved light manual contact on the left C5/C6 segment as if to perform the treatment technique. The light manual contact consisted of 3 periods of 1 minute applications with a resting period of 1 minute in between.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Curtin University of Technology

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Electromyography of sternocleidomastoid muscle.	Measurement of sternocleidomastoid muscle activation during deep neck flexion. The degree of neck flexion is determined by a pressure biofeedback unit place underneath the neck. EMG of the left and right sternocleidomastoids are recorded for 5seconds at each level of neck flexion	Pre intervention (baseline) and 1 minute post intervention	No
Secondary	Pressure pain threshold	The algometer to measure pressure pain threshold was applied at a constant rate of 40 kPa/sec on the posterior aspect of the left and right articular pillar of C5/C6.	Pre intervention (baseline) and 1 minute post intervention	No