NCT03992495
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The Effect of Exercise on Neck Pain and Pain Sensitivity
Aalborg University0 sites46 target enrollmentJune 20, 2019
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Neck Pain
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
- Enrollment
- 46
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in pain sensitivity
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study investigates the effect of exercise on pain sensitivity in ongoing neck pain patients compared to a healthy control group.
Detailed Description
Increased pain sensitivity is a common finding in neck pain patients when compared to healthy controls. Although most studies favor exercise as an intervention, the specific effect on pain sensitivity is still debated. This study will investigate the effect of exercise on pain sensitivity in neck pain patients compared to healthy controls
Investigators
Steffan Wittrup Christensen
Assistant professor
Aalborg University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Healthy participants
- •Pain free healthy participants
- •Able to speak, read and understand Danish and English
Exclusion Criteria
- •Healthy participants
- •Pain from the neck or shoulder area during the past 6 months
- •Experience of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) during the week leading up to the test session
- •Former surgery in neck or shoulder
- •Current or previous chronic or recurrent pain condition
- •Pregnancy
- •Drug addiction defined as the use of cannabis, opioids or other drugs
- •Previous neurologic, musculoskeletal or mental illnesses
- •Regular use of analgesics
- •Abnormally disrupted sleep in the last 24 hours preceding the experiment
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in pain sensitivity
Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks
Pain sensitivity will be estimated by determining the pressure pain threshold (PPT) on the neck before and after exercise
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in perceived pain(Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks)
- Change in disability(Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks)
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