Efficacy of a Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program in Subjects With Chronic Neck Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Disability
研究概览
简要总结
Objectives: To analyze the number of sessions needed to achieve a positive impact after combining interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise, compared with therapeutic exercise alone, on self-reported pain, disability and range of motion in subjects with chronic neck pain.
Design: A randomized, single-blind, controlled trial. Subjects: Patients between 18 and 65 years old, with idiopathic chronic neck pain.
Methods: The experimental group who will perform a combined treatment using Interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise for two weeks. The control group will receive the same program of therapeutic exercise during the same period of time.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Nonspecific mechanical neck pain (chronic neck pain diagnosed by a physician)
- •Age between 18 and 65 years old
- •Both males and females
- •Non apprehension to electrotherapy (determined by the Personal Psychological Apprehension scale- EAPP)
- •Self-reported pain higher than 2 in the 11-point Numeric Pain Rating Scale
排除标准
- •Metallic implants in the vertebral column
- •Apprehension to electrotherapy (a score >45 points in EAPP)
- •Cervicogenic headache
- •Cervicogenic Dizziness
- •Neck pain associated with neurological deficits
- •Unexplained fever
- •Cervical surgery associated to persistent pain
- •Specific diagnostics (cervical myelopathy, cervical stenosis, osteomyopathy)
- •Other diagnostics such as visceral pain referred to the neck or non-cervical cause.
- •Involvement in litigation
- •Manual treatment for the neck-shoulder area in the last month before data collection
研究组 & 干预措施
IFC and Therapeutic Exercise Program
Patients will receive 10 sessions for two weeks. The duration of each session will be of approximately one hour. Participants will receive treatment with Interferential current therapy plus a program of therapeutic exercise focused on the neck region
干预措施: Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program (Other)
Therapeutic Exercise Program
Patients will receive 10 sessions for two weeks. The duration of each session will be of approximately one hour.This group will only receive the same therapeutic exercise program.
干预措施: Therapeutic Exercise Program (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Disability
时间窗: From baseline to immediately after treatment
The Neck Disability Index (NDI) will be used in the Spanish version to measure level of disability of the neck area during the daily life activities. where under 9 denotes No Disability; from 10 to 29 denotes Slight Disability; from 30 to 49 denotes Moderate Disability; from 50 to 69 denotes Severe Disability and more tan 70 denote Complete Disability.
Neck pain intensity
时间窗: From baseline to immediately after treatment
Participants will rate the intensity of their neck pain at rest on an 11-point numeric pain rating scale, where 0 is no pain and 11 maximum pain. The subjects will be ask to indicate the pain levels that they experienced before treatment and after treatment.
次要结局
- Range of movement (ROM)(From baseline to immediately after treatment)
研究者
Alberto Marcos Heredia-Rizo
Assistant Professor
University of Seville