Effects of Exercise on Cervical Pain Through Educational Videos

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of an Exercise Program on Cervical Pain Through Educational Videos: a Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05628428
• Other study ID #: EX_ONLINE_01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: University of Valencia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Due to the increased prevalence of neck pain in studied adolescents and young adults, this intervention is carried out, which mainly seeks to compare and verify the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise with education, compared to education alone. It is also necessary to mention the high levels of stress levels reported in students, which can affect the increase in pain and the perception of these at times when stress increases. The intervention has been decreed in the weeks before and during the exam period at the University of Valencia, to see if the neck pain experienced by students at similar stages of their academic life is prevented or reduced. It is decided to use education above all to give the participants a tool that allows the participants to find out what happens and why it happens when the participants suffer from neck pain, as well as an explanation of the pathology and the risk factors and how to avoid -the bear. In addition, knowledge about the condition in question can lead to a reconceptualization of pain, changing the approach and exposing a different approach, when treating the pathology. It must be said that in the structure and layout of the informative document, the investigators think of an instrument that can serve the participants for the future. Another reason for carrying out the study is the few tests on neck pain carried out with new technologies. The use of videos, therefore, seeks to facilitate access to the information provided, being a useful and practical tool for students, familiar with the use of new technologies. In addition, the training is intended to be as didactic as possible, the chosen exercises are carefully explained and the fact that they are found in videos and not in a practical class, favors access to the content in these, for that the participants use the videos at their disposal. Finally, treating neck pain with training and education and taking into account the stress of students, brings to conventional treatment an interesting perspective of coping, focused on the biopsychosocial field.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 48
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Students of first curse of physiotherapy.
• That they have had an episode of neck pain at exam time.

Exclusion Criteria:

• They do not want to sign the informed consent.
• That they present some pathology that causes chronic cervical pain.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Exercise to strengthen neck area.
An exercise protocol will be carried out through educational videos. There will be a total of four videos which will pose exercises for two weeks each. These exercises will be done twice a week. A reminder will be sent by email on the days that they must be carried out.
• Information
Information will be provided on neck pain and how exercise is able to help prevent it.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Faculty of Physiotherapy of the University of Valencia	Valencia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Valencia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	Scale that evaluates pain from 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain and 10 means the worst pain imaginable.	0 week (baseline)
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	Scale that evaluates pain from 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain and 10 means the worst pain imaginable.	4 week (middle)
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	Scale that evaluates pain from 0 to 10, where 0 means no pain and 10 means the worst pain imaginable.	8 week (post intervention)
Secondary	SISCO Inventory of Academic Stress	The SISCO Inventory is a measure of academic stress in students of upper education or postgraduates. Consists of 31 items including three broad factors: Stressors, Symptoms and Coping. The first item is intended to filter which respondents are suitable candidates to answer the questionnaire. The subsequent item measures the perceived intensity of academic stress. Stressors (first factor, 8 items) represent the frequency in which the demands of the environment are valued as stressors; Symptoms (second factor, 15 items) indicate the frequency in which the symptoms are presented; and Coping (third factor, 6 items), identify the frequency of coping strategies.; Responses are provided on a 5-point Likert type scale anchored by 1 (never) to 5 (always).	0 week (baseline), 4 week, 8 week (post intervention)
Secondary	Neck Disability Index	This questionnaire has been designed to give the doctor information as to how your neck pain has affected your ability to manage in everyday life. Questions are scored on a vertical scale of 0-5. Total scores and multiply by 2. Divide by number of sections answered multiplied by 10. A score of 22% or more is considered a significant activities of daily living disability.	0 week (baseline), 4 week, 8 week (post intervention)
Secondary	EQ-5D-5L Quality of Life Questionnaire	This scale is divided into 5 items with 5 options each, which go from best to worst (1 best, 5 worst). In addition, a rule is used to assess health that goes from 0 to 100, where 0 is the worst possible health and 100 is the best possible health.	0 week (baseline), 4 week, 8 week (post intervention)