Validity of Neck Extensor Muscles Endurance Test in Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain and Asymptomatic Subjects

Completed

• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Interventions: Other: Assessment

• Registration Number: NCT02797002
• Lead Sponsor: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science

Brief Summary

Neck pain (NP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal complaints in today's societies. Cervical muscles endurance has been commonly associated with the development of NP. Real-time ultrasound imaging is a reliable and valid technique recently used by physical therapists to evaluate muscle structure, function and activation patterns. The aim of this study is if change in muscle thickness can correlate with the results of the endurance testing.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-03
• Study First Submitted: 2016-06-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-06-07
• Study First Posted: 2016-06-13
• Primary Completion: 2017-04
• Study Completion: 2017-05
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-24
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

• Subjects with neck pain: experiencing pain for at least 3 months in the last year, having pain score of 3 or more on visual analogue scale.
• Healthy subjects: no history of neck pain

Exclusion Criteria

• History of cervical discopathy
• Any surgery on neck
• Traumatic neck injury
• Any congenital disorders

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Without neck pain (asymptomatic)	Assessment	No history of neck pain
Chronic non specific neck pain	Assessment	Experiencing neck pain for at least 3 months in the last year

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mediolateral diameter of the flexor and extensor cervical muscles (mm)	6 months
Flexor and Extensor cervical muscles holding time (second)	6 months
Cross section area of the flexor and extensor cervical muscles (cm2)	6 months
Neck disability questionnaire score	6 months
Visual analogue scale score	6 months
Anteroposterior diameter of the flexor and extensor cervical muscles (mm)	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pearson correlation coefficient of the cervical muscles holding time with Anteroposterior and border and cross section area of the flexor and extensor cervical muscles	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences; 🇮🇷 Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of