Sensorimotor Control in People With and Without Neck Pain

NCT05032911 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: CEU-023
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This is a descriptive, observational, longitudinal, prospective study consecutively enrolling patients with non-specific neck pain and age-matched asymptomatic participants. The investigators will register sensorimotor control variables, including active range of motion, movement speed, acceleration, smoothness of motion, head repositioning accuracy and motion coupling patterns. These variables will be recorded by means of Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors during the following tests consecutively performed in two measuring sessions separated by 12 months: (a) kinematics of planar movements, (b) kinematics of the craniocervical flexion movement, (c) kinematics during functional tasks and (d) kinematics of task-oriented neck movements in response to visual targets.

Conditions

Movement Disorders; Neck Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Active range of motion

  Expressed as an angular displacement (°) in 3 full-movements (flexion-extension, lateral flexion and rotation)

  1 year

• Movement speed

  Expressed as angular velocity (°/sec) in 3 full-movements (flexion-extension, lateral flexion and rotation)

  1 year

• Smoothness of motion

  expressed as movement jerk (º/sec3)

  1 year

• Head repositioning accuracy

  Calculated as the repositioning error considering the difference between the neutral starting position and the following positions reached after the performance of any of the movements

  1 year

• Motion coupling patterns

  Calculated as the angular displacement occurring in a different anatomical plane to the one that is being tested for each of the planar movements

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Physical activity level

  1 year

• Fear of movement and injury

  1 year

• Pain-related fear-avoidance

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

Asymptomatic participants

Asymptomatic subjects should not present any pain in the cervical region during the last 3 months and no previous treatment for neck pain in order to be included in the study.

Diagnostic Test: sensorimotor control analysis using inertial sensor technology

Neck pain patients

Patients with neck pain should have an intensity of pain of at least 3 points out of 10 on a Visual Analog Scale and a neck pain duration of at least 3 months of evolution. Neck pain could be from nonspecific mechanical origin, associated with whiplash or with a previous medical diagnosis of degenerative or inflammatory alterations of the cervical spine, associated or not with headache and pain in the shoulder region or the upper limb.

Diagnostic Test: sensorimotor control analysis using inertial sensor technology

Interventions

sensorimotor control analysis using inertial sensor technology DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensors will measure sensorimotor control variables including active range of motion, movement speed, acceleration, smoothness of motion, head repositioning accuracy and motion coupling patterns

Asymptomatic participants; Neck pain patients

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Patients will be recruited from a community sample in Madrid, Spain

You may qualify if:

• Population aged between 18 and 65 years old

You may not qualify if:

• Visual impairment not corrected by the use of glasses/contact lenses
• Migraine headache
• Complex regional syndrome
• Previous surgeries in the neck and/or head region
• Sensory and/or vestibular alterations, (f) Otogenic or idiopathic vertigo/dizziness
• Presence of tumors in the craniocervical region
• Previous fracture in the head or neck region
• Osseous deformities in the thoracic, cervical or cranial region

Sponsors & Collaborators

• CEU San Pablo University: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Moggioli F, Perez-Fernandez T, Liebana S, Corredor EB, Armijo-Olivo S, Fernandez-Carnero J, Raya R, Conde P, Rodriguez-Lopez O, Sanchez C, Martin-Pintado-Zugasti A. Analysis of sensorimotor control in people with and without neck pain using inertial sensor technology: study protocol for a 1-year longitudinal prospective observational study. BMJ Open. 2022 Feb 15;12(2):e058190. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058190.

  PMID: 35168985 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Movement Disorders; Neck Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Central Study Contacts

Aitor Martin Pintado Zugasti, PhD

CONTACT

91 3724700; martinpintado@ceu.es

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 31, 2021
• First Posted: September 2, 2021
• Study Start: October 10, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 15, 2022
• Study Completion: February 15, 2023
• Last Updated: September 10, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09