Factors Affecting Treatment Expectations in Chronic Neck Pain

NCT06946862 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: KaratayUBD2
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to determine which factors affect treatment expectations in individuals with chronic neck pain.

Conditions

Neck Pain Chronic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Treatment Expectation Questionnaire

  Developed by Shedden-Mora et al. (2023) (15), it is a psychological assessment tool used to measure patients' expectations about treatment before starting a treatment process. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the questionnaire was conducted by Çakır et al. (2024) (24). Validity Measurements The main items of the questionnaire, which consists of 15 main items and 6 additional questions, are structured as a scale in which the patient marks his/her expectation between 0 and 10. The questionnaire consists of treatment benefit (items 1-3), positive effect (items 4-6), negative events (items 7-9), negative effect (items 10-11), process (items 12-13) and behaviour control (items 14-15) subscales.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Pain Beliefs Scale

  Baseline

• Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire

  Baseline

• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

  Baseline

• Visual Analogue Scale

  Baseline

Study Arms (1)

Cohort1-Chronic Neck Pain Group

Participants in this cohort are adults diagnosed with chronic neck pain lasting longer than three months. They may experience nonspecific mechanical or postural neck pain without any specific underlying pathology. Individuals with chronic neck pain of varying severity levels who meet the inclusion criteria are included in this group.

Other: no treatment, medication or intervention

Interventions

no treatment, medication or intervention OTHER

will make an observational assessment of the participants' treatment expectations. Participants will not be subjected to any treatment or intervention, only their current situation will be observed.

Cohort1-Chronic Neck Pain Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

neck pain chronic

You may qualify if:

• Having been diagnosed with chronic neck pain by a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist
• Being between 18 and 80 years of age
• Signing a consent form after receiving verbal information

You may not qualify if:

• Presence of instability in the neck joints
• Trauma within the last year
• Advanced osteoporosis
• Previous neck surgery
• Physical therapy within the last 6 months
• Neurological findings or radiculopathy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• KTO Karatay University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kto Karatay Üniversitesi

Karatay, Konya, 42000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Dosage Forms; Methods

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pharmaceutical Preparations; Technology, Pharmaceutical; Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Burcu DURSUN, Lecturer

  KTO Karatay University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2025
• First Posted: April 27, 2025
• Study Start: May 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2025
• Study Completion: August 1, 2025
• Last Updated: August 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
• Time Frame: Data will be retained and available for sharing for 5 years following the completion of the study.
• Access Criteria: Access to de-identified individual participant data will be granted to qualified researchers who submit a reasonable request detailing the purpose and methods of their proposed analysis. Approval from the study investigators is required prior to data release. Researchers must agree to maintain confidentiality and use the data solely for scientific research purposes. A data use agreement will be signed to ensure responsible handling of the information.

Locations

TU (1)