Efficacy of Osteopathic Visceral Treatment on the Diaphragm, Stomach and Liver in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 45
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in level of incapacity derived from neck pain 7 days after the intervention
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to analyze the effects of visceral osteopathic treatment of the diaphragm, stomach and liver in the treatment of chronic neck pain.
详细描述
Cervical pain is a very common condition, whom can originate from bad posture, cervical tension, anxiety, depression and occupational or sportive activities. The influence of mobility and function changes of the abdominal viscera in the cervical region is a mechanism that is still poorly described in literature.
It is expected to find, through mechanical and neural pathways, that the visceral osteopathy treatment will have some effect on chronic neck pain.
This study intends to check the effects of the diaphragm stretching, inferior mobilization of the stomach and liver pump techniques (restoring mobility and normalizing function of the viscera) on the neck region, by employing some questionnaires/instruments.
During the present study, the effects of the visceral techniques will be analyzed in the following variables: Neck Disability Index (NDI), Numeric Pain Scale (NPS or END) and Global Pain Scale (GPS or EPGM).
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 (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Pain in the posterior cervical region for more than 3 months;
- •Knowing how to read and write;
排除标准
- •Recent Cervicothoracic or Thoracoabdominal trauma (less than 6 months);
- •Surgical procedure in the cervical region less than 6 months ago
- •Surgical procedure in the abdominal region less than 6 months ago;
- •Diagnosis of disc disease/radiculopathy;
- •Rheumatic and/or neurological disease;
- •Pregnancy status
结局指标
主要结局
Change in level of incapacity derived from neck pain 7 days after the intervention
时间窗: 7 days after the intervention
The Neck Disability Index questionnaire (NDI) will be the instrument used to evaluate the level of incapacity caused by neck pain. The questionnaire has 10 questions about the volunteers everyday life activities. There are 6 options to each question and the participant must choose the one that applies the most to their experience. The options selected will account for a score that goes from 0 to 50. The higher the number of the option, the more incapacity is felt and reported by the participant, meaning a worse outcome. This data will be collected by asking the volunteer their preferred option and writing it down.
Change in level of pain throughout the 7 days following the intervention
时间窗: Once a day for the 7 days after the intervention
The pain outcome will be measured according to the volunteers perception of pain in the cervical region by using the Numerical Pain Scale (NPS). This scale ranges from 0 to 10 and the participant must choose one number that best suits their level of current pain, 0 corresponding to "no pain" and 10 being "the worst pain imaginable to that participant". The higher the number, the worse the outcome. This data will be collected by asking the volunteer for the corresponding number and writing it down.
次要结局
- Change in perception of the global conditions throughout the 7 days following the intervention(Once a day for the 7 days after the intervention)
研究者
Natália Maria Oliveira Campelo
Professor
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto