The effect of osteopathic therapy on chronic neck pain and disability: associations with neck posture and mobility

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: on-specific chronic neck pain; Non-specific chronic neck pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001267741
• Lead Sponsor: nitec Institute of Technology

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 24

Inclusion Criteria

Aged 25 - 65 years
Current neck pain of >=12 weeks duration
Pain intensity at least 3/10 at some point on most days
Primary complaint perceived as arising from the neck region (defined)
Able to understand English language

Exclusion Criteria

Signs of spinal pathology
Signs of nerve root compression
Recent (previous 6 months) history of spinal surgery or whiplash
History of symptoms related to significant trauma
Previous substantial experience of osteopathy treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
eck Disability Index[3 weeks];Patient-Specific Function Scale[3 weeks];McGill Pain Questionnaire[3 weeks]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual Analogue Scale for degree of neck pain[6 weeks (uncontrolled - whole cohort)];Neck Disability Index[6 weeks (uncontrolled - whole cohort)];Patient-Specific Functional Scale[6 weeks (uncontrolled - whole cohort)];McGill Pain Questionnaire - Pain Rating Index[6 weeks (uncontrolled - whole cohort)];McGill Pain Questionnaire - Present Pain Index[6 weeks (uncontrolled - whole cohort)]