Motor_Control_Neck_SSED

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Forward Head Posture; Neck Pain

• Registration Number: NCT01806519
• Lead Sponsor: Luleå Tekniska Universitet

Brief Summary

Neck pain is a common problem in the western world. There is a group of people suffering from neck pain with a reduced ability to maintain an upright posture showing a forward head position and an altered muscle function.

The aim of the study was to evaluate a motor control intervention for patients with persistent neck pain and a forward head posture.

This pilot study used a Single System Experimental Design (SSED) with an A-B-A-design and multiple baselines.

The tailored motor control intervention addressed the faulty postural alignment and the deep muscles of the cervical spine.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-09
• Primary Completion: 2011-01
• Study Completion: 2011-01
• Status Verified: 2013-03
• Study First Submitted: 2013-03-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-03-06
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-07
• Last Update Posted: 2013-03-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3

Inclusion Criteria

• 20 - 50 years of age with pain originating from the neck for at least three months.
• A visual forward head posture.
• Less than105 points on the Örebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

• neurological dysfunction.
• former cervical surgery or compression fracture of the spine
• no mental retardation
• no physiotherapy treatment during the last 6 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Head posture	Effect from baseline to 8 weeks and being maintained to 12 month	The craniovertebral (CV) -angle was used to estimate the cervical curvature and head posture in relation to the thorax being measured with the Head Posture Spinal Curvature Instrument
Muscle function of the deep cervical flexors	Effect from baseline to 8 weeks and being maintained to 12 month	The Cranio-Cervical Flexion Test (C-CFT) was used to assess the tonic holding abilities of the deep cervical muscles by using a Pressure biofeedback unit.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disability	Effect from baseline to 8 weeks and being maintained to 12 month	The Neck Disability Index (NDI) is a self-reported questionnaire with 10 categories where each question estimates the current status, from no disability (0) to full disability within that category used to assess disability.
Pain intensity	Effect from baseline to 8 weeks and being maintained to 12 month	The pain intensity was evaluated using the 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) with the anchors "no pain" and "worst pain imaginable" that assessed the average pain intensity in the neck over the last seven days.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

OMT-kliniken; 🇸🇪 Luleå, Sweden