Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain and Quality of Life

• Conditions: Neck Pain; Quality of Life

• Registration Number: NCT06777862
• Lead Sponsor: Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi

Brief Summary

The factors affecting the quality of life in individuals with chronic non-specific neck pain are not fully known in the studies conducted to date. The aim of this study was to examine the factors affecting the quality of life of individuals with chronic non-specific neck pain.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-12-20
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Study First Submitted: 2025-01-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-01-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-10
• Study First Posted: 2025-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-16
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-03
• Study Completion: 2025-07-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

No history of radicular pain, trauma or surgery in the cervical region,

• Between the ages of 18-65,
• Having neck pain for at least 6 months,
• Not having received any treatment for neck pain in the last year
• Volunteers with chronic non-specific neck pain

Exclusion Criteria

• Those with any systemic disease
• Those with cervical pathology
• Previous surgery in the neck region
• Those with neuromuscular disease
• Those with rheumatology disease
• Infection

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain Level	6 weeks	Visual Analog Scale (VAS) will be used to assess the severity of the patient's neck pain. The participant is asked to mark the severity of the pain on a 10-centimeter line (0=no pain, 10=very much pain)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
MUSCLE STRENGTH	6 weeks	In order to obtain objective data, maximal isometric muscle strength of the cervical region muscles will be measured with a Lafayette brand portable dynamometer. During the measurements, participants are asked to generate maximum force against the portable dynamometer device throughout the test (3-5 seconds).
Cervical Region Proprioception Sense	6 weeks	Joint position sense will be evaluated in four directions: left rotation, right rotation, extension and flexion with the Cervical Joint Position Sense Test. A total of ten measurements will be made, the first four for trial purposes. The average of the last six measurements will be taken for each direction.
Depression symptoms	6 weeks	Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) will be used to assess depression symptoms. The scale consists of 21 items, each of which is scored from 0 to 3. Higher scores indicate the severity of depression (1-10 points = normal, 11-16 points = moderate mood disturbance, 17-20 points = clinical depression, 21-30 points = moderate depression, 31-40 points = severe depression, 41-63 points = severe depression).
Quality of Life Level	6 weeks	The participants' quality of life will be assessed with the Short Form Health Survey -36 Quality of Life Scale. The scale consists of 36 statements and has 8 subheadings (physical function, pain, mental status, physical role limitation, emotional role limitation, vitality, social function and general perception of health). As the total score increases, the quality of life also increases. Scores for these scales are standardized into values ranging from 0 to 100 with 50 representing average health.
Sleep Quality	6 weeks	The participants' sleep quality will be assessed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The scale consists of seven components (subjective sleep quality, time it takes to fall asleep, sleep duration, sleep disorders, use of medication for sleep, habitual efficiency of sleep and daily life dysfunction). Each component is valued between 0-5 points. The total score is 0-21 points (\<5 points = good sleep quality, \>5 points disturbed sleep quality).
Neck Disability Level	6 weeks	Neck Disability Questionnaire will be used to evaluate disability due to neck pain. The questionnaire consists of 10 questions. The questionnaire evaluates the intensity of pain in the neck region, difficulty in personal care and work, headache, pain level while reading, lifting performance, driving, difficulty level in sleeping and leisure activities. Each question is evaluated with 0-5 points and increasing score is associated with increasing disability. A high total score indicates that the individual's neck disability rate increases. (0-20 points = minimal disability, 21-40 points = moderate disability, 41-60 points = severe disability, 61-80 points = disability, 81-100 points = bedridden
RANGE OF MOTION	6 weeks	Clinical goniometer will be used to measure the flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation range of motion of the cervical spine.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kirsehir Ahi Evran University; 🇹🇷 Kırşehir, Merkez, Turkey