Manual therapy vs tactile sensory training in patients with neck pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: eck pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN37282752
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Patras

Brief Summary

2020 Thesis results in http://repository.library.teiwest.gr/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/8256/%CE%98%CE%A9%CE%9C%CE%91%CE%AA%CE%94%CE%9F%CE%A5.pdf (added 13/01/2022) 2023 Results article in https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11101385 (added 10/05/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study Start: 2021-04-26
• Last Update Posted: 21 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants should suffer from neck pain for at least 1 week
2. Participants must be between the ages of 18-65, including both males and females
3. Participants able to understand spoken and written Greek
4. Participants must be able to give informed consent
5. No previous adverse effects to manual therapy

Exclusion Criteria

1. Trauma/surgery to the CxTx in past
2. Skin allergies/ irritation/ dermatological conditions (dermatitis, eczema)
3. Neurological disorders such as altered sensation, peripheral neuropathy, multiple sclerosis
4. Vertebral arteries insufficiency
5. Steroid medication use
6. Spinal instability
7. High irritability
8. Radiculopathy
9. Malignant neoplasm
10. Cervical myelopathy
11. Those who answered YES to any of the questions in the health screening questionnaire, suggesting having contraindication on treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified