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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05605132
Other study ID # Neck Pain
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 18, 2023
Est. completion date December 30, 2024

Study information

Verified date November 2022
Source Hacettepe University
Contact Kübra canli
Phone 90 312 305 25 25
Email kbrac91@gmail.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

It is known that tactile acuity and proprioceptive sense decrease in patients with chronic neck pain. However, sensory re-training in patients with chronic neck pain has not been given sufficient importance. The effects of proprioceptive and tactile acuity training on pain intensity in patients with chronic neck pain will be compared in this study. Eligible participants will be divided into three groups as follows: Proprioceptive Training Group (PTG), Tactile Acuity Training Group (TAG), and Control Group (CG). The randomization will be performed using the block randomization method to obtain an equal number of participants in the groups. Each participant will be evaluated two times at a 4-week interval. Participants will be evaluated regarding subjective pain intensity by using a Numerical Rating Scale, temporal summation, and conditioned pain modulation using an algometer (JTECH Medical-Algometer Commander, USA). Neck proprioception exercises will be applied to the patients in the PTG at 3 days a week for 4 weeks. Tactile acuity training will be applied to the patients in the TAG 3 days a week for 4 weeks. Between the two assessments, the Control Group will not receive any treatment.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 57
Est. completion date December 30, 2024
Est. primary completion date December 30, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 20 Years to 60 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - to be aged between 20-60 years old - Pain limited to the posterior of the cervical region. - Pain that lasts longer than 3 months - Pain severity of 3 or higher on the Visual Analog Scale Exclusion Criteria: - Malignant tumor in any part of the body (no screening will be performed for the presence of tumor and patients diagnosed with tumors before the study will not be included). - Vertebral fractures - Fibromyalgia - chronic fatigue syndrome - History of surgery in the neck or shoulder area - Radicular pain - Neurological deficit of disc pathologies - Spinal stenosis - Spondylolisthesis - Pronounced cervical kyphosis - Significant scoliosis involving the cervical region

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Proprioceptive Training Exercise
oculomotor exercises will be applied to the participants three times a week for four weeks. oculomotor exercises: head relocation gaze stability eye follow saccadic eye movement head and eye coordination
Tactile Acuity Training
Participants will be requested to lie face down. Five points will be marked in the painful areas on the right and left sides of the neck. The distance between the points will equal the two-point discrimination value. A photograph of the neck will be taken. The patient will not see his/her own neck during the application but see the photograph of his/her neck. The points will be touched lightly with two different stimuli (a pen with a 2 mm diameter and a mushroom probe with an 11 mm diameter). Participants will be asked about the location and type of the stimuli. The interstimulus interval will be 15 seconds. If more than 90% of correct answers are obtained, the distance between the points will be reduced by 10%. The training will be performed in three separate blocks, a total of 72 stimuli (block duration = 6 minutes, rest time between blocks = 3 minutes, number of stimuli applied in each block = 24 stimuli). The treatment time will be 24 minutes.
Control Group
The participants will be evaluated two times at 4-week intervals. No intervention will be applied during the time frame.

Locations

Country Name City State
Turkey Hacettepe Universty Ankara Sihhiye
Turkey Kübra Ankara Sihhiye

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hacettepe University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary pain intensity It will be evaluated using a Numerical Rating Scale (0 indicate no pain, 10 indicate most vulnerable pain) Change form baseline at 4 weeks
Secondary pressure pain threshold It will be evaluated in the middle of the upper trapezius muscle and the dominant side of the tibialis anterior muscle. It will be evaluated two times at 30-second intervals. The average of value will be recorded. Change form baseline at 4 weeks
Secondary temporal summation It will be evaluated in the middle of the upper trapezius muscle. 10 subsequent stimuli with a 1-second application at the level of pressure pain threshold and 1-second rest. Pain intensity at 1, 5 and 10th stimuli will be asked based on the Numerical Rating Scale. Change form baseline at 4 weeks
Secondary conditioned pain modulation The sphygmomanometer will be applied on the arm which is the contralateral side of the upper trapezius. It will be inflated at a rate of 20 mm/Hg and held at this value for 30 seconds. Then, the patient's pain intensity will be questioned according to the numerical pain scale. Change form baseline at 4 weeks
Secondary neck disability A neck disability questionnaire (NDI) will be used Change form baseline at 4 weeks
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