The effect of massage and/or physical exercise on sub-acute or long lasting neck pain: a randomized controlled trial

Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine (Naprapathögskolan) (Sweden)0 sites619 target enrollmentJuly 3, 2014

Overview

Phase: 未知
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: on-Specific Neck pain
Sponsor: Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine (Naprapathögskolan) (Sweden)
Enrollment: 619
Status: Active, not recruiting
Last Updated: 6 years ago

Registry

who.int

Start Date

July 3, 2014

End Date

December 31, 2020

Last Updated

6 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Scandinavian College of Naprapathic Manual Medicine (Naprapathögskolan) (Sweden)

•1\. Age 18\-70 years
•2\. Ongoing neck pain (including whiplash associated pain WAD and neck pain with headache and/or radiating findings in the upper limbs) of sub\-acute (30\-90 days duration) or long lasting (\>90days duration) duration with pain intensity of at least 2 on a numerical rating scale (0\-10\), as an average the preceding 4 weeks and at present. The neck pain shall be such that it is disturbing daily activities at work and/ or leisure
•3\. Participants are required to have a mobile phone and access to internet

•1\. Pregnancy
•2\. Inability to understand Swedish
•3\. Manual therapy or physical therapy for the neck pain in the preceding months
•4\. Problems with the skin that makes it difficult to give massage in the area
•5\. Have or have had cancer
•6\. Too mild symptoms
•7\. Surgery in the painful area
•8\. Acute prolapsed disc
•9\. Spondylolisthesis, stenosis
•10\. Red flags (older than 55 when the pain debut for the first time, recent trauma in the area, constant pain or pain getting worse in the night, cancer in the past or at present, consumption steroids now or recently, drug abuser, HIV)