Pain Neurophysiology Education and Exercise for Adolescents With Chronic Idiopathic Neck Pain: a School-based Pilot, Randomised and Controlled Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Neck Pain
- Sponsor
- Aveiro University
- Enrollment
- 43
- Primary Endpoint
- Pain intensity
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 9 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study compared the effectiveness of pain neurophysiology education and neck/shoulder exercises with no intervention in adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain (CINP).
Detailed Description
Forty three adolescents with chronic idiopathic neck pain were randomly allocated to receive pain neurophysiology education and shoulder/neck exercises (n=21) or no intervention (n=22). Data on pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale), pain disability, neck flexor and extensor muscles endurance, scapulae stabilizers endurance, pain catastrophizing (Pain catastrophizing Scale), trait and state anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and knowledge of pain neurophysiology (Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire) were collected. Measurements were taken before and after the intervention. Statistical analysis were performed using a mixed-methods ANOVA.
Investigators
Anabela G Silva
Dr
Aveiro University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •To be invited to enter the study participants had to have chronic idiopathic neck/shoulder pain, defined as pain felt in the neck/shoulder regions at least once a week in the previous 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria
- •No exclusion criteria
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Pain intensity
Time Frame: 5 weeks
Method of assessment - Visual analogue scale
Secondary Outcomes
- Neck pain frequency(5 weeks)
- Neck flexor muscles endurance test(5 weeks)
- Pain Catastrophizing Scale(5 weeks)
- Neurophysiology of pain questionnaire(5 weeks)
- Neck pain duration(5 weeks)
- Patients' Global Impression of Change(5 weeks)
- Neck extensor muscles endurance test(5 weeks)
- State-trait anxiety inventory(5 weeks)
- Neck pain associated disability(5 weeks)
- Scapular stabilizers' endurance test(5 weeks)