Prevention of Neck Pain in Adults With a Back School-Based Intervention.

NCT05260645 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 5148
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 57
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study consists of a theoretical and practical intervention based on the Back School. This intervention will be carried out over 8 weeks with a frequency of two sessions per week, for a total of 16 sessions of 45 minutes duration. Of all the sessions, 14 had a practical focus (strength and stretching exercises) and the other two had a theoretical focus (self-management techniques and pain neuroscience education). The clinical practice guidelines highlight the importance of neck pain prevention through exercise an education. There are previous studies of the effects of theoretical and practical programmes based on back school on the lumbar region but not on the cervical region.Therefore, the main aim of this innovative study is to to investigate the effects of a Back School based intervention on the prevention of neck pain and as secondary objectives to investigate the effects on neck flexor and extensor strength as well as scapular stability. The hypothesis is that this BS-based intervention would have positive effects on neck pain prevention, neck strength and scapular stability.

Conditions

Neck Pain; Exercise Therapy; Health Education; Primary Prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Changes in the incidence of neck pain.

  Participants recorded the number of episodes of neck pain in a diary.

  From the end of the back school intervention until 12 months of follow-up

• Changes in the duration of neck pain.

  Participants recorded the number of days of neck pain in a diary.

  From the end of the back school intervention until 12 months of follow-up

• Changes in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale.

  Participants recorded neck pain intensity in a diary using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale (0-10). The scale is composed of 0 (no pain at all) to 10 (worst imaginable pain).

  From the end of the back school intervention until 12 months of follow-up

• Changes in the medical visits from baseline to eight months.

  Participants recorded the number of medical visits for neck pain in a diary. These data were collected at the end of the intervention and at 6-month follow-up.

  From the end of the back school intervention until 12 months of follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Neck flexor muscle endurance.

  Baseline and two months.

• Neck extensor muscle endurance.

  Baseline and two months.

• Scapular stabiliser endurance

  Baseline and two months.

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention based on the Back School was carried out for 8 weeks with a frequency of two sessions per week, with a total of 16 sessions lasting 45 min.

Behavioral: Back School

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

I declare that I will not change my lifestyle during the study process.

Interventions

Back School BEHAVIORAL

Intervention was carried out for 8 weeks with a frequency of two sessions per week, with a total of 16 sessions lasting 45 min. Of all the sessions, 14 had a practical focus and the other two had a theoretical focus. In the practical part, strengthening and stretching exercises were performed. In the theoretical part, self-management and pain neuroscience education were performed.

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:

• Ages 18 - 65 years old.
• Not have had neck pain in the last 6 months.

You may not qualify if:

• Previous neck or shoulder surgery, cervical radiculopathy/myelopathy, history of the whiplash injury.
• Taking any medication or having any musculoskeletal, rheumatic, metabolic, cardiological, cognitive disorder or neurological disorder.
• Missing more than two Back School sessions.
• Not being able to attend the measurement sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Vigo: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pablo Hernández Lucas

Pontevedra, 36004, Spain

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Hernandez-Lucas P, Leiros-Rodriguez R, Lopez-Barreiro J, Garcia-Soidan JL. Prevention of neck pain in adults with a Back School-Based intervention: a randomized controlled trial. Physiother Theory Pract. 2025 Jan;41(1):54-64. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2024.2316313. Epub 2024 Feb 16.

  PMID: 38362871 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain; Health Education

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Adherence Interventions; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor in health sciences

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 8, 2022
• First Posted: March 2, 2022
• Study Start: March 14, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2023
• Study Completion: May 5, 2023
• Last Updated: May 8, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Locations

ES (1)