Cervical Dizziness in Patients With Acute Non-specific Neck Pain

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Completed

• Conditions: Dizziness; Neck Pain; Elastography

• Registration Number: NCT06866587
• Lead Sponsor: Yuzuncu Yıl University

Brief Summary

Acute non-specific neck pain (ANSNP) is one of the causes of cervicogenic dizziness (CD).To investigate the severity of CD in patients with ANSNP and to determine the efficacy of the treatment and follow-up.

Detailed Description

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of cervical proprioception impairment to the development of cervical dızzıness in patients with acute non specific neck pain and to determine the efficacy of the treatment and follow-up performed in patients coexisting with cervical dizziness and nonspecific neck pain. Our hypothesis was that the objective measurement of muscle stiffness with shear-wave elastography could aid in the differential diagnosis in patients coexisting with cervical dizziness and non specific neck pain.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-04-14
• Primary Completion: 2025-02-01
• Study Completion: 2025-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-02-27
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-07
• Study First Posted: 2025-03-10
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 121

Inclusion Criteria

• Inclusion criteria were as follows: pain on palpation in the neck area, neck stiffness, tension and tenderness in the neck muscles, and cervical movement limitation. All the patients included in the study had no history of a maneuver for dizziness, no history of ototoxic drug use, and had normal hearing.

Exclusion Criteria

• Exclusion criteria included presence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), Meniere's disease, migraine-associated vertigo, vertebrobasilar insufficiency, postural hypotension, a history of trauma to the cervical region, myofascial pain syndrome, and neurological, rheumatological, and systemic diseases. Additionally, patients detected with neck-related conditions (cervical spondylosis, cervical disc hernia, fracture, dislocation, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis) and fibromyalgia in cervical magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were also excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dizziness Handicap Inventory,	Patients were invited for follow-up visits at 2, 6, 8 weeks and at 3, 4, 6, and 12 months.	Disability Index (NDI), developed as a modification of the Oswestry Disability Index, was used to assess neck pain-specific disability. NDI consists of 10 items including (i) pain, (ii) personal care, (iii) lifting, (iv) reading, (v) headaches, (vi) concentration, (vii) work, (viii) driving, (ix) sleeping, and (x) recreation. Each item is rated on a 6-point Likert scale (0= no disability, 5= total disability) and the scoring intervals for interpretation include 0-4 (no limitation), 5-14 (mild limitation), 15-24 (moderate limitation), 25-34 (severe limitation), and above 34 (completely limited).
Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Symptom Scale (VDI-SS),	Patients were invited for follow-up visits at 2, 6, 8 weeks and at 3, 4, 6, and 12 months.	Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Symptom Scale (VDI-SS) is used to assess head imbalance and the severity and frequency of dizziness symptoms. The scale consists of 14 items scored between 0 and 5. Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Quality of Life Scale (VDI- QOLS) consists of 22 items scored between 0 and 5 and the severity of the symptoms is evaluated based on the total score.
Neck pain Visual analog scale scores	Patients were invited for follow-up visits at 2, 6, 8 weeks and at 3, 4, 6, and 12 months.	Neck Pain Visual Analogue Scale (Neck-VAS) consists of an 11-point numerical rating scale, in which 0 indicates "no pain at all" and 10 indicates "worst possible pain."

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yüzüncü yıl University Faculty of Medicine Dursun Odabas Medical Center; 🇹🇷 VAN, Tuşba, Turkey