The Effects of Spinal Mobilizations on Symptoms, Neck 3D Movement, Neck Muscle Electromyography and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in People With Neck Pain

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02826590
• Other study ID #: 2016/066
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 14, 2016
• Last updated: October 2, 2017
• Start date: June 2016
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: September 2017
• Source: King's College London
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study investigates the effects of spinal mobilizations on symptoms, 3D movement of the neck, neck muscle electromyography and sympathetic nervous system activity in people with neck pain.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: July 31, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Intermittent neck pain

• That worsens or improves with certain neck movements or positions

• Has not been caused by a blow, fall or accident

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cervicobrachialgia

• Has been treated with or is awaiting neck surgery

• Diagnosed with a particular inflammatory disease or spinal condition

• Where treatment with cervical mobilizations is contraindicated

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Neck passive mobilizations
Passive mobilizations performed to the neck of the participant by a Physiotherapist
• Manual contact
Manual contact applied to the neck of the participant by a Physiotherapist

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Atlas Fisioterapia	Donostia	Gipuzkoa

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
King's College London

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in muscle activity assessed by neck muscle electromyography		Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention
Primary	Change in 3D neck movement assessed with a 10 camera Vicon system		Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention
Primary	Change in sympathetic nervous system activity assessed by measuring right hand finger temperature	Measurement unit: degrees celsius	Baseline for 2 minutes immediately before intervention, during intervention (15 minutes) and for 2 minutes immediately after intervention
Primary	Change in sympathetic nervous system activity assessed by measuring right hand finger galvanic response	Measurement unit: microsiemens	Baseline for 2 minutes immediately before intervention, during intervention (15 minutes) and for 2 minutes immediately after intervention
Primary	Global rating of change scale		Baseline and 10 minutes after intervention