Efficiency of Modified Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficiency of Modified Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03782584
• Other study ID #: DEU.HSI.MSc-2015970022
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: December 2018
• Source: Dokuz Eylul University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of modified pilates exercises on neck pain, deep neck flexor muscles edurance, joint position sense and functionality in patients with chronic neck pain.

Description:

50 individuals with Chronic Neck Pain not working will be included to our study. We will evaluate pain (with visual analog scale), deep neck flexors' endurance (with cranio-cervical flexure test using the pressure stabilizing feedback device), cervical range of motion and cervical proprioception (wit cervical range of motion device). Besides we will conduct a questionnaire (neck disability index) to get further knowledge about their functionality. Participants will be randomly allocated 2 groups consisting of 25 participants and these 2 groups will receive different interventions. Modified Pilates Exercise Group (MPEG) will be involved in a modified pilates exercise training for a total of 6 weeks a day, 2 days a week in the presence of a physiotherapist. The Control Group (KG) will receive daily routine advises to prevent neck pain and they will be asked about to apply these advises and not to make other changes in their life. The evaluations will be repeated and analyzed 2 times, pre-treatment and 6 weeks after treatment , and the effectiveness of the modified pilates exercises will be examined in the chronic neck pain. Our hypothesis is ''Modified pilates exercises have a positive effect on neck pain, range of motion, deep neck flexor muscles, joint position sense and function in patients with chronic neck pain.''

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 49
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Having neck pain more than 3 months
• No physical therapy in last year
• No background with pilates exercises
• Being able to understand Turkish, treatment and evaluations.
• Being able to complete all the evaluations and treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fracture or surgery background with shoulder, cervical area or other extremities.
• Any systemic musculoskeletal diseases
• Existing chest deformities or scoliosis
• Cervical hernia, neuropathy or whiplash.
• Pregnancy
• Having pain above 7 in VAS
• Any other pain that could prevent people from doing exercises

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• modified pilates exercise
modified exercises from original pilates exercises.
• daily life advises
they will be given daily life advises to prevent neck pain

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Izmir University of Economics	Izmir

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Dokuz Eylul University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain Evaluation	This test will be measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score. VAS has 10-centimeter line corresponding to the amount of pain they experienced. "0" means "no pain" and "10" means "pain as bad as possible".	6 weeks
Primary	Neck Disability Index	Neck disability index is a survey that has 10 different sections including Pain intensity, personal care, weight lifting, reading, headache, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and resting activitie.	6 weeks
Primary	Posture Evaluation	Sagital plan photographs of the people will be taken and head and shoulder posture will be evaluated.	6 weeks
Primary	Neck Range Of Motion	Range of motion will be measured by cervical range of motion device (CROM device)	6 weeks
Primary	Deep Neck Flexor Endurance	Score of cranio-cervical flexion test will be measured by Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback Unit.	6 weeks
Primary	Neck Position Sense	Joint position error of 6-direction (flexion, extension, right-left lateral flexion and right-left rotation) will be measured by cervical range of motion device (CROM device).	6 weeks