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immediate effect of a thoracic spine mobilisation versus Placebo-treatment on the autonomic nervous system in patients with non-spezific neck pai

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
non-specific neck pain with or without unpleasant sensation in the upper limb
Registration Number
DRKS00006346
Lead Sponsor
Praxis für Physiotherapie
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
16
Inclusion Criteria

age 25 to 55 years, non-spezific neck pain with or without pain in upper limb, informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

heart disease (arhythmia, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, intake of ß-Blocker, blood pressure drugs), operation or trauma of the thoracic spine and ribs, thoracic osteoporosis, pain-relieving drugs, intake of alcohol and drugs

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
autonom nervous system activity with long-time-recording of heart-rate-variability starting at 9.00 a.m., during intervention and Placebo treatment constantly over 24 hours until 9.00 a.m. at the following day with Holter-EKG and resulting ChronoCardioGramm
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Immediate before and after intervention/placebo-treatment pain perception with Numeric Rating Scale with Score 0-10 will be evaluated. <br>Immediate before and after intervention/placebo-treatment and immediate after long-time-recording of heartratevariability over 24 hours Disability and pain in activities of daily living including sleep quality with questionaire Neck Disability Index ( Score < 8: low disability, Score > 40: strong disability) will be evaluated.
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