The Investigation of the Sagittal Thoracic Spinal Curvature and Mobility in Subjects With and Without Chronic Neck Pain: Cut-off Points and Pain Relationship

Ataturk Training and Research Hospital1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentJuly 2014

ConditionsNeck Pain

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Neck Pain
Sponsor: Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
Enrollment: 100
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Thoracic curvature, as measured by Spinal Mouse®
Last Updated: 11 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the sagittal thoracic spinal curvature and mobility in subjects with and without chronic neck pain, cut-off points and pain relationship

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 2014

End Date

July 2015

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Ataturk Training and Research Hospital

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Seyda TOPRAK CELENAY

Assistant Professor, PT, PhD

Ataturk Training and Research Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients aged between 18 and 65 years with persistent neck pain for more than 3 months
•The inclusion criteria for the control group included acceptance to participate in the study, no previous neck pain (lifetime-to-date), no spinal surgery or deformity, and no radiological abnormalities detected

Exclusion Criteria

•Prior history of injury or surgery relating to spine, spinal deformity, neurological symptoms or signs, radiological abnormalities indicating cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, prior history of other spinal disorder such as low back pain, active intervention in the last 3 months including drug therapy or physiotherapy, malignancy, systemic pathology including any rheumatologic disease and osteoporosis

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Thoracic curvature, as measured by Spinal Mouse®

Time Frame: participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of one year

Secondary Outcomes

Pain, as measured by Visual Analog Scale(participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of one year)
Thoracic mobility, as measured by Spinal Mouse®(participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of one year)