Effects of a Multimodal Telerehabilitation Program in Patients With Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain.

NCT07260955 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: FIS-2024-009
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 54
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical results in pain intensity, neck disability, range of motion, endurance deep cervical muscles, forward head position and kinesiophobia through thoracic spine mobility, deep neck muscles and thoracic strength training and pain education protocol versus a thoracic spine mobility, thoracic strength training and pain education protocol in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain.

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain; Non-specific Neck Pain

Keywords

Neck muscles; Chronic neck pain; Telerehabilitation; Exercise therapy; Pain education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Pain intensity

  Measured by Visual Analogue Scale.

  Baseline, 6 weeks, 1 month follow-up

• Neck Disability

  Measured by the Spanish version of Neck Disability Index Questionnaire.

  Baseline, 6 weeks, 1 month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Activation of deep neck flexors muscles.

  Baseline, 6 weeks, 1 month follow-up

• Forward head posture

  Baseline, 6 weeks, 1 month follow-up

• Cervical range of motion

  Baseline, 6 weeks, 1 month follow-up

• Kinesiophobia

  Baseline, 6 weeks, 1 month follow-up

• Global Rating of Change

  1 month follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Thoracic spine mobility, deep cervical flexor and extensor muscles strength training, thoracic muscles strength training and pain education through telerehabilitation.

Other: Thoracic and neck specific exercise program and education

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Thoracic spine mobility, thoracic muscles strength training and pain education through telerehabilitation.

Other: Thoracic exercise program and education

Interventions

Thoracic and neck specific exercise program and education OTHER

Thoracic spine mobility, deep cervical flexor and extensor muscles strength training, thoracic muscles strength training and pain education through telerehabilitation.

Experimental group

Thoracic exercise program and education OTHER

Thoracic spine mobility, thoracic muscles strength training and pain education through telerehabilitation.

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Non-specific neck pain for at least the last 12 weeks.
• Pain intensity equal to or greater than 4 on the visual analog scale (VAS).
• Mild-moderate disability in the Neck Disability Index.
• Not reaching phase 2 in Craniocervical flexion test.
• Availability and skill to do video calls.
• Understanding Spanish.

You may not qualify if:

• Other type of neck pain.
• Previous neck surgery.
• Diagnosed metabolic diseases.
• Red flags (infection, tumors, rheumatic arthritis, or cardiovascular disease).
• History of cardio-respiratory disease that contraindicates high-intensity exercise.
• Fibromyalgia
• Pregnancy
• Physiotherapeuthic treatment continued in the last 3 month.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitat Internacional de Catalunya: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universitat Internacional de Cataluña

Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Educational Status

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• Daniel Pantaleon-Hernandez

  Universitat Internacional de Cataluña

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Daniel Pantaleon-Hernandez

CONTACT

+34 669322784; daniel.pantaleon@uic.es

Study Design

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

Model Details: This will be a randomized controlled trial with 2 different groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 21, 2025
• First Posted: December 3, 2025
• Study Start: December 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Last Updated: December 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Locations

ES (1)