Effects of Resistance Training on Pain, Function and Work Ability in Patients With Moderate to Severe Neck Pain

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Resistance Training on Pain, Function and Work Ability in Patients With Moderate to Severe Neck Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02420197
• Other study ID #: 2014/1157
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2015
• Est. completion date: March 13, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2018
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if high-intensity resistance training can induce additional beneficial effects, for patients with moderate to severe long term pain in the neck, when added to a multidisciplinary treatment program.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 74
• Est. completion date: March 13, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: March 13, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 16 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Referred to the multidisciplinary clinic for treatment of pain in the neck

• Long term (= 3months) or recurrent (= 2 periods of = 4 weeks the past year) non-specific neck pain,

• Pain intensity = 4 on numerical rating scale (0-10)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe somatic condition (unstable injury, malignity, infectious disease, active rheumatic disease, severe osteoporosis)

• Psychiatric condition/disease that severely impairs group functioning

• Insufficient comprehension of Norwegian language to participate in group sessions and fill out questionnaires

• Awaiting surgery of neck

• Alcohol or drug abuse

• Ongoing compensation case or applying for disability benefits due to pain in the neck

• Engaged in high-intensity resistance training on a regular basis the last 6 months

• Contra-indications for high-intensity resistance training (i.e. shoulder complications)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• High-intensity resistance training

• General physical activity

• Multidisciplinary rehabilitation program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	St. Olavs University Hospital - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Trondheim

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Kommunal Landspensjonskasse, Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy, St. Olavs Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

References & Publications (1)

Iversen VM, Vasseljen O, Mork PJ, Fimland MS. Resistance training vs general physical exercise in multidisciplinary rehabilitation of chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial. J Rehabil Med. 2018 Aug 22;50(8):743-750. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2370. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Neck-related disability as assessed by the neck disability index	Neck disability index	12 weeks
Secondary	Pain assessed by the Numerical Pain Rating Scale		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Fear avoidance beliefs assessed by Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Patient's` perceived effect of the treatment assessed by the Patient specific functioning scale		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Anxiety and depression assessed by Hopkins symptom checklist		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Quality of life assessed by EQ-5D-5L		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Work ability assessed by Work ability index		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Use of analgesics assessed by a questionnaire from the HUNT study		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Physical activity level assessed by a questionnaire from the HUNT study		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Strength in the neck measured using a handheld dynamometer		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Pressure pain threshold of the tibialis anterior muscle measured using an algometer		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Grip strength measured using a handheld dynamometer		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Patient's` perceived effect of the treatment assessed by the Global rating of change scale		3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months
Secondary	Neck-related disability as assessed by the neck disability index		3 weeks + 6 and 12 months