Somatosensory Phenotype of Patients Suffering From Unspecific Neck and Arm Pain

NCT02629276 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2014-12
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to evaluate potential differences in somatosensory function in patients with unilateral NSNAP with and without positive ND compared to healthy controls. Furthermore, we determined whether there are any differences between groups in symptom severity, functional deficits, psychological parameters, quality of life and sleep.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Keywords

neck pain; arm pain; neurodynamic tests; quantitative sensory testing; somatosensory profile

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• mechanosensitivity of neural tissue in neurodynamic testing

  at enrolment

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• sensation thresholds for cold and warm temperatures in quantitative sensory testing

  at enrolment

• pain thresholds for cold and warm temperatures in quantitative sensory testing

  at enrolment

• vibration sensation threshold in quantitative sensory testing

  at enrolment

• disability due to neck pain

  at enrolment

• presence of neuropathic pain

  at enrolment

Interventions

neurodynamic testing OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients (woman and men) with unilateral non specific neck-arm pain are recruited from the Centre of Pain Medicine outpatient departments of the Swiss Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil. A standard bedside neurological examination (light touch, muscle strength and reflexes) and standard electro-diagnostic tests (distal ulnar and median sensory and motor latencies and amplitudes, F-waves) are performed to exclude patients with a specific neurological cause for their symptoms (e.g., cervical radiculopathies, myelopathies)

You may qualify if:

• \- unilateral non specific neck-arm pain

You may not qualify if:

• specific neck-arm pain (e.g., cervical radiculopathies, myelopathies)
• underlying diseases (e.g, central neurological condition, metabolic disease)
• upper limb or spinal surgery or significant trauma in the preceding two years
• manifest psychiatric or mental diseases
• insufficient German language skills

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil: lead

Study Sites (1)

Swiss Paraplegic Centre

Nottwil, Canton of Lucerne, 6207, Switzerland

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Gunther Landmann

  Swiss Paraplegic Centre

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: NETWORK
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2015
• First Posted: December 14, 2015
• Study Start: August 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2016
• Study Completion: January 1, 2017
• Last Updated: January 27, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CH (1)