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NCT03223285
Completed
Not Applicable

Diaphragm's Manual Therapy Reduce Pain in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Università degli Studi di Ferrara1 site in 1 country40 target enrollmentMay 16, 2017
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ConditionsNeck Pain

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Neck Pain
Sponsor
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Enrollment
40
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Change in Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSitesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of diaphragm's manual therapy in addition to cervical spine manual therapy in terms of pain, cervical spine range of motion, trigger points pain pressure threshold, disability and quality of life in patient with chronic aspecific neck pain.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
May 16, 2017
End Date
December 31, 2018
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Marco Da Roit

PT, MSc

Università degli Studi di Ferrara

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Neck pain since at least 3 months
  • •Age \> 18 years and \< 65 years
  • •Male or Female

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Pregnancy
  • •Contraindications for manual therapy or inability to complete the treatment
  • •Patients who received a physiotherapy or osteopathic treatment during the last 3 months
  • •Medical diagnosis of rheumatologic disease
  • •Medical diagnosis of respiratory disease (COPD, asthma)
  • •Spine surgery
  • •Medical diagnosis of past or present cancer
  • •Thoracic or abdominal surgery in the last 3 years
  • •Whiplash injuries
  • •Previous cervical fracture

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)

Time Frame: Week 0, 1, 2, 3, 13, 25

The NPRS is an 11-point scale from 0-10 (0 = no pain; 10 = the most intense pain imaginable). Measures the subjective intensity of pain. Patients verbally select a value that is most in line with the intensity of pain that they have experienced in the last 24 hours.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Adverse events(Week 2, 3, 13, 25)
  • Change in Range of motion (ROM)(Week 0, 1, 2, 3, 13, 25)
  • Change in Pain pressure threshold(Week 0, 1, 2, 3, 13, 25)
  • Change in Neck Disability Index (NDI)(Week 0, 3, 13, 25)
  • Change in Medical outcomes study short form 36 (SF-36)(Week 0, 3, 13, 25)

Study Sites (1)

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