Thoracic Manipulation and Mobilization for Neck Pain
CHANGES IN PRESSURE PAIN SENSITIVITY AND NECK PAIN AFTER THORACIC THRUST MANIPULATION OR NON-THRUST MOBILIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH MECHANICAL NECK PAIN
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial was to examine the widespread effects of thoracic spine thrust manipulation and thoracic non-thrust mobilization on pressure pain sensitivity and neck pain intensity in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Sep 2012
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 28, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 31, 2014
CompletedJanuary 31, 2014
January 1, 2014
9 months
January 28, 2014
January 30, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in Pressure pain thresholds
The amount of pressure applied for the pressure sensation to first change to pain will be assessed with an electronic algometer (Somedic AB, Farsta, Sweden) over the C5-C6 zygapophyseal joint, second metacarpal and tibialis anterior muscle
Change between baseline and 1o minutes immediate after the intervention
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Change in Neck pain intensity
Change between baseline and 1o minutes immediate after the intervention
Study Arms (2)
Thoracic manipulation
EXPERIMENTALA high-velocity, end range, anterior-posterior thrust applied through the elbows to the mid-thoracic spine will be applied.
Thoracic mobilization
ACTIVE COMPARATORPatients will receive 20 seconds bouts of grade III-IV of central posterior-anterior (PA) non-thrust mobilization from T3 to T6 spinous process as described by Maitland et al for an overall intervention time of approximately 2 minutes
Interventions
Patients will receive 20 seconds bouts of grade III-IV of central posterior-anterior (PA) non-thrust mobilization from T3 to T6 spinous process as described by Maitland et al for an overall intervention time of approximately 2 minutes
A high-velocity, end range, anterior-posterior thrust applied through the elbows to the mid-thoracic spine will be applied
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- mechanical idiopathic neck pain
- bilateral pain symptoms
- chronic pain (\>3 months of duration)
You may not qualify if:
- whiplash injury
- previous spine surgery
- diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
- diagnosis of fibromyalgia
- having undergone any physical therapy intervention in the previous year
- pregnancy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Alcorcón, Madrid, 28922, Spain
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jaime Salom.Moreno, PT, PhD
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Head Division
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 28, 2014
First Posted
January 31, 2014
Study Start
September 1, 2012
Primary Completion
June 1, 2013
Study Completion
June 1, 2013
Last Updated
January 31, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-01