NCT03987516

Brief Summary

Neck pain is a complex biopsychosocial disorder often precipitated or aggravated by neck movements or sustained neck postures. More than 80 % of individuals experience neck pain and neck associated disorders. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a 4-week active exercising program in patients with chronic neck pain.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
50

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2019

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 11, 2019

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 11, 2019

Completed
6 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 17, 2019

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 11, 2019

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 11, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

September 4, 2019

Status Verified

August 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2 months

First QC Date

June 11, 2019

Last Update Submit

August 29, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Changes in number of active trigger points

    Baseline, 4 weeks

    Changes from baseline to 4 weeks in the number of active trigger points assessed by palpation. The percentage of active trigger points is obtained.

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Severity of pain

    Changes from baseline to 4 weeks in the severity of pain assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory. The severity and the interference of pain with daily life subscales were included. Score is the sum of the items divided by the number of items.

  • Functionality

    Changes from baseline to 4 weeks on functionality assessed using the Neck Outcome Score.Symptoms, sleep disturbance, every day activity and pain and participation in everyday life subscales were included. They Ranged from 0 to 100 (no simptoms).

Study Arms (2)

Active intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients will be included in an active intervention.

Other: Active exercising

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Patients in the control group will not receive any intervention

Interventions

Patients allocated to the experimental group were included in an active exercising program adapted to each patient

Active intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • To suffer from chronic neck pain (at least 3 months' duration)
  • Neck pain of at least 3 on a visual analogue scale.
  • Participants' symptoms should be at least partly related to increased nerve mechanosensitivity in the neck and upper limb confirmed by the reproduction of participants' symptoms by median nerve upper-limb neurodynamic test.

You may not qualify if:

  • Whiplash related neck pain.
  • Previous cervical surgical intervention.
  • Cognitive impairments which prevent them to follow instructions.
  • Visual or acoustic limitations.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of Physical Therapy

Granada, 18071, Spain

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Marie Carmen Valenza, PhD

CONTACT

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
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 11, 2019

First Posted

June 17, 2019

Study Start

June 11, 2019

Primary Completion

August 11, 2019

Study Completion

September 11, 2019

Last Updated

September 4, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-08

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