The Effects of Two Different Home-exercise Programmes on Women Suffering Long Term Neck/Shoulder Muscle Pain

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects (Pain, Function, Biochemistry and Psychological Factors) of Two Different Home-exercise Programmes on Women Suffering Long Term Nack/Shoulder Muscle Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01876680
• Other study ID #: LIU-001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: September 5, 2011
• Last updated: June 10, 2013
• Start date: September 2009
• Est. completion date: July 2011

Study information

• Verified date: June 2013
• Source: Linkoeping University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Sweden: Regional Ethical Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of specific neck/shoulder muscle exercises on pain, function, biochemistry and psychological factors in women suffering chronic neck/shoulder pain.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 57
• Est. completion date: July 2011
• Est. primary completion date: July 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 20 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• female

• 20-60

• long term neck/shoulder muscle pain

• willing to exercise

Exclusion Criteria:

• widespread pain

• pregnancy

• major trauma in medical history

• tendonitis in upper extremities

• neurological causes of the pain

• inflammatory and hormonal disorders

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Stretching and aerobic exercise
Stretching programme for neck/shoulder muscles three times weekly and aerobic exercise för 30 minutes three times weekly. Participants kept exercise diaries and physiotherapist provided support over the phone or through e-mail. The intervention lasted one year.
• Strength training
Stretching programme for neck/shoulder muscles three times weekly, aerobic exercise för 30 minutes three times weekly and weight training using dumbbells for the neck/shoulder area and exercises to strengthen core and leg muscles for 45 minutes three times weekly. Participants kept exercise diaries and physiotherapist provided support over the phone or through e-mail. The intervention lasted one year.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Faculty of Health Sciences, Linköping University	Linköping	Östergötland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Linkoeping University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain	Methods of measurement: Surveys, physical tests, microdialysis.	Before training, 4-6 months and after one year of training.	No
Primary	Function	Methods of measurement: Surveys, physical tests, microdialysis.	Before training, 4-6 months and after one year of training.	No
Secondary	Muscle biochemistry	Biochemical substances from the interstitium of the trapezius muscle will be determined eg, serotonin, glutmate, lactate, pyruvate, endocannabinoids.	Before training, 4-6 months follow-up and 12 months follow-up	No
Secondary	Psychological factors	Aspects concerning psychological distress will be followed eg depression and anxiety using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS).	Before training, 4-6 months follow-up and 12 months follow-up	No
Secondary	Pain sensitivity	Pain thresholds for pressure (algometry) and heat and cold (QST) will be registered.	Before training, 4-6 months follow-up and 12 months follow-up	No

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