Effectiveness of Proprioceptive Exercise in Neck Pain

NCT03218644 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ID0017
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 47
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Introduction: Neck pain is among the most common and costly for industrialized societies. It is difficult to know the exact structure causing the pain so most are considered as non-specific neck pain. There is a correlation between the alteration of craneocervical proprioception and neck pain. The evidence for treatment with proprioceptive exercises is very limited. Objective: To know the efficacy of a proprioceptive exercise program for neck pain and to compare its effects with a cervical mobility program. Materials and Methods: Subjects between 18-65 years old with non-traumatic neck pain are included. They will be randomized into two groups of exercises: proprioception or mobility, which will be developed over a period of two weeks, every day, with a total of 10 sessions per patient.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Keywords

Proprioception

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Intensity of Pain

  Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to register the pain. The VAS is a 10-point rating scale.

  four weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Head Repositioning Test

  four weeks

• Cervical movement range (CROM)

  four weeks

• Pain points

  four weeks

• Neck Disability

  four weeks

• Health status

  four weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Follow the usual treatment and perform the exercises of cervical mobility before a mirror.

Other: Mobility exercises

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

The same procedure is followed by substituting proprioceptive exercises for craniocervical sensorimotor control with a laser instrument located on the patient's head and a target.

Other: Proprioception exercises

Interventions

Mobility exercises OTHER

Usual treatment and exercises of cervical mobility before a mirror.

Control group

Proprioception exercises OTHER

proprioceptive exercises for craniocervical sensorimotor control.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Neck pain (NAD I-II) of recent onset (0-3 months)

You may not qualify if:

• Cognitive difficulties
• Lack of commitment to attend sessions
• Subjects with pacemakers or defibrillators
• Being receiving another physiotherapeutic treatment
• Other pathologies

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Valencia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gemma Victoria Espí-López

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Gemma Victoria Espí-López

  fisiotherapy

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 8, 2017
• First Posted: July 14, 2017
• Study Start: July 14, 2017
• Primary Completion: August 15, 2017
• Study Completion: August 15, 2017
• Last Updated: July 23, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)