Clinical Effects in Cervical Spinal Mobilization and Oscillation Mobilization in Neck Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Neck Pain; Manual Therapy
• Interventions: Other: Spine Mobilizations; Other: Vertebral Resonant Oscillation

• Registration Number: NCT03149614
• Lead Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the clinical effects of spinal mobilization versus vertebral resonant oscillation (POLD) in patients with bilateral mechanical neck pain on pain sensitivity and neck pain intensity.

Detailed Description

The clinical practice guidelines for manual therapy management the neck pain including the spine mobilization.

The vertebral resonant oscillation using the POLD method is similar to spine mobilizations, but there are some differens; the oscillatory movement has a sinusoidal waveform, the frequency used between 1.2 and 2 Hz and the amplitude is similar to "neutral zone" to described by Panjabi 1992.

The spinal mobilizations has a posterior-anterior vertebral movement for spinous process, described by Maitland 2000.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-05-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-09
• Study Start: 2017-05-10
• Study First Posted: 2017-05-11
• Primary Completion: 2018-02-01
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Study Completion: 2018-10-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-28
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• neck pain symptoms of mechanical nature
• age from 18 to 60 years
• bilateral symptoms
• symptoms for at least 3 month of duration

Exclusion Criteria

• whiplash injury
• previous spine surgery
• diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
• having undergone any physical therapy intervention in the previous 6 month
• pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Spine Mobilizations	Spine Mobilizations	Patients receive spinal mobilizations in grades II to III of central posterior-anterior from cervical and thoracic spine as described Maitland in 2000.
Vertebral Resonant Oscillation (POLD method)	Vertebral Resonant Oscillation	The vertebral resonant oscillation using the POLD method is similar to spine mobilizations, but there are some differens; the oscillatory movement has a sinusoidal waveform, the frequency used between 1.2 and 2 Hz and the amplitude is similar to "neutral zone" to described by Panjabi 1992.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in pain intensity before and after the intervention	Baseline, one week after the last session, 1 months and 3 months after the last session.	A 10-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS; 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) will be used to assess the patients' current level of neck pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in disability before and after the intervention	Baseline, one week after the last session, 1 months and 3 months after the last session.	Neck Pain Disability Index (NDI)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain