Patient-Oriented versus Prescription-Oriented rehabilitation in the management of chronic mechanical neck pain: a randomized controlled trial.

Completed

• Conditions: chronic mechanical neck pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000107921
• Lead Sponsor: Sapienza University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Neck pain predominantly located in the somatic referral zones of the cervical spine, with or without shoulder, arm or face irradiation and of at least moderate intensity (4 cm or more on a 10-cm visual analog scale labeled 0=no pain and 10= the worst pain possible).

Exclusion Criteria

clinical signs of radiculopathy (i.e., tendon reflex loss, myotomal weakness, sensory abnormalities); disc herniation as documented by MRI; cervical stenosis; history of neck trauma or previous spinal surgery; diabetic neuropathy; history of rheumatic, central and peripheral nervous system diseases; anxiety-depression syndromes; tumors; pregnancy; inability to read or comprehend the questionnaires

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in pain level in both groups at the end of treatment, as measured by visual analog scale (VAS) score[Baseline<br>4 weeks after therapy ends];Changes in disability level in both groups at the end of treatment, as measured by Neck Pain and Disability Score[Baseline<br>4 weeks after therapy ends]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment failure, which was defined by the number of patients who interrupted the treatment they had been assigned because of no benefit (no reduction in pain)[Treatment period]