Neck Motion and Motor Control in Chronic Neck Pain and Associations With Clinical Symptoms

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Neck Motion and Motor Control in Chronic Neck Pain and Associations With Clinical Symptoms

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01778036
• Other study ID #: 2011/2522
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 25, 2013
• Last updated: March 23, 2017
• Start date: January 2013
• Est. completion date: August 2014

Study information

• Verified date: March 2017
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate if there is altered motor control of head and neck in chronic neck pain patients compared with healthy persons. In addition, associations between neck pain, motor control, disability and function, and clinical symptoms will be studied in patients following physiotherapy treatment in primary health care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 84
• Est. completion date: August 2014
• Est. primary completion date: August 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 67 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Idiopathic neck pain with duration >2 weeks

• Normal or corrected vision

• Pain at or above 3 on Numeric Rating Scale, with "low pain" defined as 3-4 and "high pain" as 5 or higher.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Systemic or diagnosed chronic disease, including diabetes, stroke and neurological diseases, that may influence motor control and neck pain or ability to perform tests

• positive spurling test for neurological radiating arm pain

• pregnancy

• whiplash

• insufficient comprehension of Norwegian language

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	University of Oslo	Oslo
Norway	Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Trondheim

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	University of Oslo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

References & Publications (1)

Meisingset I, Stensdotter AK, Woodhouse A, Vasseljen O. Neck motion, motor control, pain and disability: A longitudinal study of associations in neck pain patients in physiotherapy treatment. Man Ther. 2016 Apr;22:94-100. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.10.013. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Neck disability and function	Neck Disability Index and patient specific functional scale(Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, Pain Catastrophizing Scale and Pain Self Efficacy Scale)	up to 24 weeks
Primary	Conjunct motion	Describes the movement stiffness in active movements of the neck. Conjunct motion is movement in the two associated movement planes to the primary plane. For example,the amount of rotation and lateral flexion during neck flexion and extension. Measured by 3D Liberty device and with degrees as unit of measure.	up to 8 weeks
Secondary	head motion smoothness	Measured by a 3D Liberty device and with velocity(degrees/s)as unit of measure	up to 8 weeks
Secondary	reposition accuracy	Measured by 3D Liberty device and with degrees as unit of measure	up to 8 weeks
Secondary	postural sway.	Measured by 3D Liberty device and trunk sway as a unit of measure	up to 8 weeks
Secondary	Head stabilization	Measured by 3D Liberty device and with velocity (degrees/second) as unit of measure	up to 8 weeks
Secondary	pain	a numerical pain rating scale will be used to measure neck pain.	up to 24 weeks
Secondary	Head motion accuracy	Head motion accuracy will be measured by a 3D Liberty device and centimeter will be used as a unit of measure	up to 8 weeks