Visual Feedback in Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Neck Pain
- Interventions
- Other: Visual feedbackOther: No visual feedback
- Registration Number
- NCT03493334
- Lead Sponsor
- Aveiro University
- Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of visual feedback of the posterior region of the cervical spine on pain intensity and range of motion.
- Detailed Description
60 patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain will be randomly assigned into one of two groups: a group receiving visual feedback when performing 10 repetitions of each of neck movements (flexion, extension, side-flexion and rotation) and a group performing the same task without visual feedback. Participants will be assessed for pain intensity, pain location, disability, range of motion, kinesiophobia, catastrophizing and anxiety both at baseline and after visual the intervention (i.e., neck movements with and without visual feedback).
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 42
- To have idiopathic neck pain defined as neck pain unrelated to any known pathology or lesion felt at least once a week in the last 3 months, located between the nuchal line and a horizontal line passing through T1 and pain intensity of at least 3 in the visual analogue scale.
- History of cervical or facial trauma, radiculopathy, history of surgery in the vertebral segment in question, congenital anomalies involving the spine (cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine) or any neurological or rheumatic pathology, and, finally, evidence of significant visual changes, or of deficits not corrected by lenses or glasses.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Visual feedback Visual feedback Participants in this group will receive visual feedback of their neck when performing 10 repetitions of each of neck movements (flexion, extension, side-flexion and rotation). No visual feedback No visual feedback Participants in this group will perform 10 repetitions of each of neck movements (flexion, extension, side-flexion and rotation) without feedback.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Neck pain intensity Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes) Measured using a 10 cm visual analogue scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Kinesiophobia Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes) Measured using the Tampa Scale of Kinsesiophobia (Range: 13-52 and higher values are indicative of a higher fear of movement.
Time for pain to return to baseline levels Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes) Measured with a chronometer
Pain location Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes) Measured using a body chart
Neck range of motion Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes) Measured using a goniometer
Neck perception Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes) Assessed by asking participants to draw their neck as they perceive it to be
Pain disability Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes) Measured using the Neck Disability Questionnaire (range: 0-50 and higher scores are indicative of more disability)
Anxiety Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes) Measured using the State-Trait Anxiety Scale, which consists of 2 sub-scales, one measures trait anxiety and the other measures state anxiety; both scales have an independent score that ranges from 20 to 80 and higher scores are indicative of higher anxiety.
Catastrophyzing Immediately after the intervention (at 30 minutes) Measured using the Pain Catastrophyzing Scale (range: 0-52 and higher scores and indicative of higher pain catastrophyzing)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Clínica de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica - Hellman, Lda
🇵🇹Figueira Da Foz, Portugal