Effectiveness of Proprioceptive Exercise in Neck Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Interventions: Other: Mobility exercises; Other: Proprioception exercises

• Registration Number: NCT03218644
• Lead Sponsor: University of Valencia

Brief Summary

Introduction: Neck pain is among the most common and costly for industrialized societies. It is difficult to know the exact structure causing the pain so most are considered as non-specific neck pain. There is a correlation between the alteration of craneocervical proprioception and neck pain. The evidence for treatment with proprioceptive exercises is very limited.

Objective: To know the efficacy of a proprioceptive exercise program for neck pain and to compare its effects with a cervical mobility program.

Materials and Methods: Subjects between 18-65 years old with non-traumatic neck pain are included. They will be randomized into two groups of exercises: proprioception or mobility, which will be developed over a period of two weeks, every day, with a total of 10 sessions per patient.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-07-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-07-13
• Study Start: 2017-07-14
• Study First Posted: 2017-07-14
• Primary Completion: 2017-08-15
• Study Completion: 2017-08-15
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 47

Inclusion Criteria

• Neck pain (NAD I-II) of recent onset (0-3 months)

Exclusion Criteria

• Cognitive difficulties
• Lack of commitment to attend sessions
• Subjects with pacemakers or defibrillators
• Being receiving another physiotherapeutic treatment
• Other pathologies

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control group	Mobility exercises	Follow the usual treatment and perform the exercises of cervical mobility before a mirror.
Experimental group	Proprioception exercises	The same procedure is followed by substituting proprioceptive exercises for craniocervical sensorimotor control with a laser instrument located on the patient's head and a target.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of Pain	four weeks	Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to register the pain. The VAS is a 10-point rating scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervical movement range (CROM)	four weeks	Evaluated with cervical goniometer.
Neck Disability	four weeks	Neck Disability Index
Health status	four weeks	Evaluated with questionnaire of Quality of life
Head Repositioning Test	four weeks	The cervical position is reevaluated with a laser pointer.
Pain points	four weeks	Algometer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gemma Victoria Espí-López; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain