Pain Modulatory Profiles in Massage for Individuals With Neck Pain

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

One in ten adults experience widespread pain. Neck pain, for example, is a prevalent condition with a high rate of recurrence that affects between 10.4% and 21.3% of the population annually. Massage is a common manual therapy intervention for individuals with musculoskeletal pain. However, the mechanisms of massage are not well established. Also, the conditioned pain modulation (CPM) paradigm is a dynamic quantitative sensory testing measure of a pain inhibitory process in which pain sensitivity is lessened in response to a remotely applied painful stimulus. This study will evaluate the association between pain inducing massage and the conditioned pain modulation paradigm in participants with a history of neck pain.

Clinical Trial Description

Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is the physical manifestation of the diffuse noxious inhibitory control (DNIC), an endogenous pain inhibitory pathway in which pain inhibits pain. Conditioned pain modulation is less efficient in individuals with chronic pain conditions and it is a predictor for the development of chronic pain. Massage is a common manual therapy intervention for individuals with musculoskeletal pain. Greater changes in pain sensitivity occur following pain inducing massage suggesting a mechanism dependent upon the efficiency of the conditioned pain modulation response. Previous research has indicated pain inducing massage is more effective than pain free massage suggesting a mechanism dependent upon conditioned pain modulation. The study team will evaluate the association between pain inducing massage and the conditioned pain modulation paradigm. Participants with neck pain will be randomly assigned to receive a pain inducing massage, pain free massage, or a coldpressor task. Pre-and post intervention pain will be assessed. The study team will determine if analgesia induced by pain inducing massage is similar to the conditioned pain modulation paradigm and if baseline conditioned pain modulation predicts responders to pain inducing massage and short term clinical outcomes in patients with a history of neck pain. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03534739
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Florida
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Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	June 20, 2018
Completion date	June 9, 2022

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