Comparison of Pilates and Conventional Treatment in Addition to Pilates in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

NCT05246826 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ETK00-2021-0120
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of clinical pilates exercises and electrotherapy on pain level, physical condition, functional status and psychosocial status in patients with chronic neck pain.In the study, individuals will be divided into two groups. Pilates will be applied to one group for 6 weeks, pilates and conventional therapy will be applied to one group. Individuals will be evaluated before and after treatment. In the evaluation, pain, disability, anxiety and depression status, quality of life of individuals will be questioned. In addition, cervical joint range of motion and endurance will be evaluated.

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain

Keywords

pilates; convantional therapy; chronic neck pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Visual analog scale (VAS)

  Pain intensity will be evaluated by VAS. Individuals are asked to mark the intensity of pain. felt on a 10-centimeter horizontal line. The score obtained by measuring with a tape measure will be used in the analysis. High scores are associated with increased pain. 0 means no pain, 10 means untolerable pain.

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (12)

• Cervical Normal Joint Movement

  6 weeks

• Cervical Flexor Muscle Endurance Test

  6 weeks

• Cervikal Extensor Muscle Endurance Test

  6 weeks

• Strength and Endurance of Deep Cervical Flexors

  6 weeks

• Functional Status-Neck Disability Index

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Clinical Pilates Exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

Pilates exercises will be performed 3 days a week, for a total of 18 sessions for 6 weeks.

Other: Clinical Pilates Exercises

Clinical Pilates Exercises and Conventional Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

In addition to Pilates exercises, conventional treatment will be performed 3 days a week, for 6 weeks, a total of 18 sessions.

Other: Clinical Pilates Exercises and Conventional Treatment

Interventions

Clinical Pilates Exercises OTHER

Pilates exercises; warm-up and cool-down exercises will be performed for 5 repetitions, while other exercises will be performed by the same physiotherapist as 10 repetitions depending on the patient's pain and fatigue. The exercises will be advanced at the end of the 3rd week.

Clinical Pilates Exercises

Clinical Pilates Exercises and Conventional Treatment OTHER

In addition to pilates exercises, a conventional treatment program will be applied. As part of the conventional treatment program, 20 minutes of Hotpack to the cervical area, 20 minutes of conventional Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) to the painful area (80 Hertz (Hz), 100 microseconds (μs), until tingling is felt, asymmetrical biphasic rectangular waveform), 8 minutes to the cervical area Ultrasound (US) (4 minutes + 4 minutes, 1.5 watts/cm2, 1 MHz, continuous) will be applied.

Clinical Pilates Exercises and Conventional Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years old
• Individuals with neck pain lasting longer than 3 months
• Individuals with a score of 3 or more according to VAS

You may not qualify if:

• Those with a history of surgery
• Those who have received physical therapy for the neck region in the last 6 months
• With pregnancy status
• Cancer, infectious disease
• With inflammatory disease
• With neurological disease
• Joint injection in the last 3 months
• Individuals using analgesics, myorelaxants, or antidepressants

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Eastern Mediterranean University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gizem Vaiz Haklıgil

Famagusta, 99628, Cyprus

Location

Study Officials

• SEVİM ÖKSÜZ, Asst. Prof.

  Eastern Mediterranean University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Ender Angın, Assoc. Prof.

  Eastern Mediterranean University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal ınvestigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 9, 2022
• First Posted: February 18, 2022
• Study Start: February 9, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 20, 2022
• Study Completion: August 30, 2022
• Last Updated: October 14, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-10

Locations

CY (1)