Eccentric Exercise in Patients With Non-Specific Neck Pain

NCT05826730 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2021 / 16
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Neck pain is one of the most frequently investigated and common musculoskeletal disorders that cause disability in the community.If neck pain is due to multifactorial etiology, it is defined as non-specific neck pain.Eccentric exercises are used to increase muscle strength and muscle mass. Non-specific neck pain affects negatively and often leads to severe disability. Various rehabilitation techniques are available to reduce pain and disability and increase functional level. This study aimed to compare the pain and functional status of eccentric exercise training and home program exercise groups of people with non-specific neck pain.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Keywords

Neck pain; Exercise; Eccentric strengthening; Pain; Disability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Pain Characteristics

  Pain frequency, duration

  before 8 weeks and end of the 8 weeks.

• Pain severity

  Visual analog scale-VAS

  before 8 weeks and end of the 8 weeks.

• Mcgill- Melzack Pain Questionnaire

  Mcgill- Melzack Pain Questionnaire

  before 8 weeks and end of the 8 weeks.the 24 session.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Disability

  before 8 weeks and end of the 8 weeks.

• Hand grip strength

  before 8 weeks and end of the 8 weeks.

• Skin resistance

  before 8 weeks and end of the 8 weeks.

Study Arms (2)

Exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Eccentric muscle training for neck muscles

Other: Eccentric Exercises

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Home exercise program for neck muscles

Interventions

Eccentric Exercises OTHER

Eccentric Exercises for neck muscles.

Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• diagnosed with Non-Specific neck pain by a physician
• Having a complaint of non-specific neck pain for at least 3 months
• Neck pain severity \>40mm according to VAS
• Voluntary participation of the individual in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Radiculopathy and structural defect in the cervical region,
• Surgical history on the cervical region,
• Inflammatory disease,
• Severe psychological illness,
• Presence of infection in bone and soft tissue in the cervical spine,
• Malignancy,
• Advanced osteoporosis,
• Having upper extremity pathologies,
• Having a neurological disease that will prevent treatment
• Having previously undergone cervical region and spine surgery
• To be included in the physiotherapy program from the neck and back region in the last 6 months,
• In case of administration of drugs such as NSAIDs, opioids in the last 24 hours

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istinye University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istinye University

Istanbul, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain; Motor Activity; Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Randomized-controlled study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2023
• First Posted: April 24, 2023
• Study Start: September 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2022
• Study Completion: February 15, 2023
• Last Updated: April 24, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)