Pain Neuroscience Education and Exercise
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interventional
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Brief Summary
This study examined the effects of pain neuroscience education plus exercise when compared with exercise only in university students with chronic idiopathic neck pain.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2015
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 28, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 30, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
November 28, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 5, 2017
CompletedDecember 5, 2017
December 1, 2017
5 months
November 28, 2017
December 4, 2017
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Pain intensity
Measured using the visual analogue scale
At the beginning
Pain intensity
Measured using the visual analogue scale
5 weeks
Pain intensity
Measured using the visual analogue scale
At 3 months
Secondary Outcomes (20)
Deep neck flexor endurance
At the beginning
Deep neck flexor endurance
5 weeks
Neck extensors endurance
At the beginning
Neck extensors endurance
5 weeks
Scapular stabilizers endurance
At the beginning
- +15 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
pain neuroscience education and exercise
EXPERIMENTALThis group received pain neuroscience education and exercise once a week over 4 weeks
Exercise
ACTIVE COMPARATORThis group received exercise directed at the neck and shoulder regions once a week over 4 weeks
Interventions
Exercises were aimed at increasing the endurance and strength of the deep neck flexor and extensor muscles and of the scapular stabilizer muscles.
Pain neuroscience education covered the neurophysiology of pain, transition from acute to chronic pain and the nervous system ability to modulate the pain experience.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Participants could enter the study if they had chronic idiopathic neck pain, defined as pain felt in the neck at least once a week in the previous 3 months and for which no cause had been established. Furthermore, they were required to have a minimum pain intensity in the previous week of 2 in the visual analogue scale.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Anabela Silva, PhD
University of Aveiro
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Dr
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
November 28, 2017
First Posted
December 5, 2017
Study Start
October 1, 2015
Primary Completion
February 28, 2016
Study Completion
October 30, 2016
Last Updated
December 5, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share