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Pain Education Added to Conventional Physiotherapy Program for Patients With Neck Pain

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pain
Neck Pain
Interventions
Other: Neuroscience education
Other: Conventional physiotherapy
Registration Number
NCT05210257
Lead Sponsor
Istanbul Arel University
Brief Summary

Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of pain training applied with conventional physiotherapy on pain, range of motion, disability, kinesiophobia and quality of life in patients with neck pain.

Methods: The research is planned to be completed within 18 months at Istanbul Hospital.

It is planned to include 40 individualsbetween the ages of 18-65 with neck pain persisting for 3 months or more.Individuals will be randomly divided into 2 groups.

Conventional physiotherapy program will be applied to the first group. Conventional physiotherapy will be applied to the second group and neuroscience education will be given.Pain intensity will evaluate before and after exercise with 'Visual Analog Scale' (VAS), and algometer,range of motion will evaluate with C-ROM, kinesiofobia will questioned with Tampa Kinesiofobia Score, Quality of life will evaluate with Nottingham Health Profile, whereas the level of neck disability will evaluate before and after exercise with 'Neck Pain and Disability Score' (NPDS). The obtained results will analyze using appropriate statistical methods.

Detailed Description

The treatment program will be applied 3 days a week for 8 weeks.Each 2 groups; will be evaluated twice, at the beginning of the treatment and at the end of the 8th week.

Conventional physiotherapy program consists of neck isometric exercises, neck isotonic exercises, stabilization exercises, stretching exercises and posture exercises and physiotherapy agents.

Neuroscience education; The trainings will be conducted in the form of face-to-face interviews and 45-50 minute one-to-one sessions.

Posters, pictures, graphics and stories, as well as booklets and videos from Explain Pain, Pain in motion and retrainpain websites will be used in appropriate sessions.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
42
Inclusion Criteria
  • between the ages of 18-65
  • neck pain that persists for 3 months or more
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients undergoing cervical surgery
  • Patients with neck pain secondary to neurological or vascular disease or neoplasia
  • Patients with radiculopathy with neurological deficits
  • Patients with a history of inflammatory or infective arthritis of the cervical spine
  • Patients who received a physical therapy program in the last 6 months
  • Patients with pain in the scapula, shoulder, upper extremity or lumbar region that may interfere with neck stabilization exercises

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Neuroscience educationNeuroscience educationConventional physiotherapy program and The neuroscience education trainings will be conducted in the form of face-to-face interviews and 45-50 minute one-to-one sessions.
Conventional physiotherapyConventional physiotherapyConventional physiotherapy program consists of neck isometric exercises, neck isotonic exercises, stabilization exercises, stretching exercises and posture exercises and physiotherapy agents.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Range Of Motion8 weeks

The CROM (Cervical Range-of-Motion Instrument) combines AMA-required inclinometers and magnets in an easy-to-use instrument. It eliminates positioning, zeroing and tracking errors that are common with stand-alone inclinometers. Standardized protocol minimizes the chance of examination error.

Pain pressure threshold8 weeks

Algometers are devices that can be used to identify the pressure and/or force eliciting a pressure-pain threshold. It has been noted in pressure-pain threshold studies that the rate at which manual force is applied should be consistent to provide the greatest reliability.

Pain Intensity8 weeks

Self reported pain intensity .. Pain intensity was evaluated before and after exercise with 'Visual Analog Scale'. Each item scored is 0-10 (0=no pain 10=pain as bad as can be)

Kinesiofobia8 weeks

Self reported. The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) was originally created as a standardised tool to survey health problems and measure medical or social interventions. Respondents tick yes or no boxes to answer questions about their health and its effects on their daily life.

Quality of life level8 weeks

Self reported. The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) was originally created as a standardised tool to survey health problems and measure medical or social interventions. Respondents tick yes or no boxes to answer questions about their health and its effects on their daily life.

Pain knowledge8 weeks

Self reported. The Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) was devised to assess how an individual conceptualizes the biological mechanisms that underpin his or her pain. presents 12 items, and the answer options also consist of "true, false or undecided". Its psychometric properties constitute a one- -dimensional scale with good test-retest reliability. The results are interpreted as follows: each hit corresponds to one point, if the individual makes a mistake or choose the "undecided" alternati- ve, the item is reset to zero; therefore, the score ranges from zero to 12, and the higher the score, the greater the level of unders- tanding of the mechanisms present in pain

Disability8 weeks

Self reported. The level of neck disability was evaluated before and after exercise with 'Neck Pain and Disability Score' . Each question is measured on a scale from 0 (no disability) to 5, and an overall score out of 100 is calculated by adding each item score together.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Özden YAŞARER

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Istanbul, Turkey

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