Visual Feedback in Chronic Neck Pain

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impacto do Feedback Visual da região Posterior da Coluna Cervical, na Intensidade da Dor e Amplitude de Movimento, em Utentes Com Dor Cervical crónica idiopática

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03493334
• Other study ID #: 12-CED/2018
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 15, 2018
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2018
• Source: Aveiro University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of visual feedback of the posterior region of the cervical spine on pain intensity and range of motion.

Description:

60 patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain will be randomly assigned into one of two groups: a group receiving visual feedback when performing 10 repetitions of each of neck movements (flexion, extension, side-flexion and rotation) and a group performing the same task without visual feedback. Participants will be assessed for pain intensity, pain location, disability, range of motion, kinesiophobia, catastrophizing and anxiety both at baseline and after visual the intervention (i.e., neck movements with and without visual feedback).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 42
• Est. completion date: June 30, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To have idiopathic neck pain defined as neck pain unrelated to any known pathology or lesion felt at least once a week in the last 3 months, located between the nuchal line and a horizontal line passing through T1 and pain intensity of at least 3 in the visual analogue scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of cervical or facial trauma, radiculopathy, history of surgery in the vertebral segment in question, congenital anomalies involving the spine (cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine) or any neurological or rheumatic pathology, and, finally, evidence of significant visual changes, or of deficits not corrected by lenses or glasses.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Intervention

Other:
• Visual feedback
Visual feedback of the neck will be given to participants using two mirrors while performing neck movements.
• No visual feedback
Participants will be asked to perform active movements of their neck with the mirrors covered.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Portugal	Clínica de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica - Hellman, Lda	Figueira Da Foz

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Aveiro University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Portugal, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Neck pain intensity	Measured using a 10 cm visual analogue scale	Baseline
Primary	Neck pain intensity	Measured using a 10 cm visual analogue scale	Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes)
Secondary	Pain location	Measured using a body chart	Baseline
Secondary	Pain location	Measured using a body chart	Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes)
Secondary	Time for pain to return to baseline levels	Measured with a chronometer	Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes)
Secondary	Pain disability	Measured using the Neck Disability Questionnaire (range: 0-50 and higher scores are indicative of more disability)	Baseline
Secondary	Pain disability	Measured using the Neck Disability Questionnaire (range: 0-50 and higher scores are indicative of more disability)	Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes)
Secondary	Neck range of motion	Measured using a goniometer	Baseline
Secondary	Neck range of motion	Measured using a goniometer	Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes)
Secondary	Kinesiophobia	Measured using the Tampa Scale of Kinsesiophobia (Range: 13-52 and higher values are indicative of a higher fear of movement.	Baseline
Secondary	Kinesiophobia	Measured using the Tampa Scale of Kinsesiophobia (Range: 13-52 and higher values are indicative of a higher fear of movement.	Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes)
Secondary	Catastrophyzing	Measured using the Pain Catastrophyzing Scale (range: 0-52 and higher scores and indicative of higher pain catastrophyzing)	Baseline
Secondary	Catastrophyzing	Measured using the Pain Catastrophyzing Scale (range: 0-52 and higher scores and indicative of higher pain catastrophyzing)	Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes)
Secondary	Anxiety	Measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Scale, which consists of 2 sub-scales, one measures trait anxiety and the other measures state anxiety; both scales have an independent score that ranges from 20 to 80 and higher scores are indicative of higher anxiety.	Baseline
Secondary	Anxiety	Measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Scale, which consists of 2 sub-scales, one measures trait anxiety and the other measures state anxiety; both scales have an independent score that ranges from 20 to 80 and higher scores are indicative of higher anxiety.	Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes)
Secondary	Neck perception	Assessed by asking participants to draw their neck as they perceive it to be	Baseline
Secondary	Neck perception	Assessed by asking participants to draw their neck as they perceive it to be	Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes)