Neck Pain Clinical Trial
Official title:
Pain Neuroscience Education and Exercise Versus Exercise for University Students With Chronic Idiopathic Neck Pain: a Randomized, Controlled and Single Blind Study
Verified date | December 2017 |
Source | Aveiro University |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
This study examined the effects of pain neuroscience education plus exercise when compared with exercise only in university students with chronic idiopathic neck pain.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 52 |
Est. completion date | October 30, 2016 |
Est. primary completion date | February 28, 2016 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Participants could enter the study if they had chronic idiopathic neck pain, defined as pain felt in the neck at least once a week in the previous 3 months and for which no cause had been established. Furthermore, they were required to have a minimum pain intensity in the previous week of 2 in the visual analogue scale. Exclusion Criteria: - Participants were excluded if they had had physiotherapy for their neck pain in the 6 months previous to the study, if they had rheumatic, nervous, cardiac and/or respiratory pathology that could prevent or make it difficult to do the exercises. Exclusion criteria were ascertained by self-report. |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Aveiro University |
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Pain intensity | Measured using the visual analogue scale | At the beginning | |
Primary | Pain intensity | Measured using the visual analogue scale | 5 weeks | |
Primary | Pain intensity | Measured using the visual analogue scale | At 3 months | |
Secondary | Deep neck flexor endurance | Method of assessment - physical test; the participant is in supine and he/she is asked to flex the upper cervical spine, move their head away from the couch approximately 2.5 cm and then maintain this position for as long as possible. The test result is the time (in seconds) that each participant holds the position. | At the beginning | |
Secondary | Deep neck flexor endurance | Method of assessment - physical test; the participant is in supine and he/she is asked to flex the upper cervical spine, move their head away from the couch approximately 2.5 cm and then maintain this position for as long as possible. The test result is the time (in seconds) that each participant holds the position. | 5 weeks | |
Secondary | Neck extensors endurance | Method of assessment - physical test; the participant is in prone and position, head neutral, and supporting 2 Kg weight hanging from it. Participants were asked to support this weight for as long as possible while maintaining the neutral head positioning. The test result is the time (in seconds) that each participant holds the position. | At the beginning | |
Secondary | Neck extensors endurance | Method of assessment - physical test; the participant is in prone and position, head neutral, and supporting 2 Kg weight hanging from it. Participants were asked to support this weight for as long as possible while maintaining the neutral head positioning. The test result is the time (in seconds) that each participant holds the position. | 5 weeks | |
Secondary | Scapular stabilizers endurance | Method of assessment - physical test; Method of assessment - physical test; Participants were standing with the shoulders and elbows flexed at 90º, while pulling both extremities of a dynamometer to reach 1 Kg of force. The test result is the time (in seconds) that each participants was able to hold this position. | At the beginning | |
Secondary | Scapular stabilizers endurance | Method of assessment - physical test; Method of assessment - physical test; Participants were standing with the shoulders and elbows flexed at 90º, while pulling both extremities of a dynamometer to reach 1 Kg of force. The test result is the time (in seconds) that each participants was able to hold this position. | 5 weeks | |
Secondary | Pressure pain thresholds | Method of assessment - psychophysical test; Pressure was applied over the trapezius and at C5-C6 with a algometer until the participant first felt pain. The results was the quantity of force (in Kgf) supported by participants. | At the beginning | |
Secondary | Pressure pain thresholds | Method of assessment - psychophysical test; Pressure was applied over the trapezius and at C5-C6 with a algometer until the participant first felt pain. The results was the quantity of force (in Kgf) supported by participants. | 5 weeks | |
Secondary | Disability | Method of assessment - the neck pain disability index | At the beginning | |
Secondary | Disability | Method of assessment - the neck pain disability index | 5 weeks | |
Secondary | Disability | Method of assessment - the neck pain disability index | 3 months | |
Secondary | catastrophizing | Method of assessment - Pain catastrophising scale | at beginning | |
Secondary | catastrophizing | Method of assessment - Pain catastrophising scale | 5 weeks | |
Secondary | catastrophizing | Method of assessment - Pain catastrophising scale | 3 months | |
Secondary | fear of movement | method of assessment - the Tampa Scale | At the beginning | |
Secondary | fear of movement | method of assessment - the Tampa Scale | 5 weeks | |
Secondary | fear of movement | method of assessment - the Tampa Scale | 3 months | |
Secondary | Knowledge of pain neurophysiology | method of assessment - scale; the neurophysiology of pain questionnaire | at beginning | |
Secondary | Knowledge of pain neurophysiology | method of assessment - scale; the neurophysiology of pain questionnaire | 5 weeks | |
Secondary | Knowledge of pain neurophysiology | method of assessment - scale; the neurophysiology of pain questionnaire | 3 months |
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