Effect of manual therapy of the vagus nerve on pain and thoracic expansion in patients with neck pai

Not Applicable

• Conditions: eck Pain; C23.888.592.612.553

• Registration Number: RBR-9d8ryw
• Lead Sponsor: Centro Universitário União das Américas - UNIAMÉRICA

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Aged between 18and 65 years; body mass index (BMI) <30 kg / m², with neck pain for a period equal or greater than 3 months; a Portuguese-Brazilian version of the Neck Disability Index (NDI) score of 5 or higher and a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score of 3 or higher at rest or during active neck movement. The participant must be willing to participate in the study and sign the Informed Consent Term.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants are excluded if they had: bone diseases; bone fracture; history of tumor or cancer; cervical whiplash injury; history of neck trauma; previous spine surgery; have undergone physiotherapeutic or medical treatment for neck pain in the last 3 months prior to the study; using analgesic, anti-inflammatory and muscle relaxant medications during the week prior to the study; use of medications that could alter cardiac autonomic activity, such as (propranolol and atropine); systemic diseases; diagnosed fibromyalgia; diagnosed cardiovascular disease; orofacial pain; pregnancy; cervical radiculopathy; smoking; ethyl alcohol; diagnosed respiratory disease; diagnosed neuromuscular disease; and inability to perform the tests and answer the questionnaires.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
It is expected to find a decrease in pain perception, verified by the visual analogue scale, based on the statistical analysis of pre and post-intervention measurements.;It is expected to find an increase in the pressure pain threshold, verified by algometry, based on the statistical analysis of pre and post-intervention measurements.;It is expected to find an increase in the measurements of thoracic expansion, verified by cirtometry, based on the statistical analysis of pre and post-intervention measurements.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
An increase in heart rate variability, verified by the heart monitor, is expected from the statistical analysis of pre and post-intervention measurements.