A Randomized controlled trial on effectiveness of supervised telerehabilitation program versus standard physiotherapy treatment program on reducing pain and disability; and barriers to attending rehabilitation among Patients with Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain attending a selected clinic in Sri Lanka.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic non-specific neck pain
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2024/005
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Peradeniya
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
•Male/ Female
•18 -65 years
•Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain (CNSP) diagnosis confirmed by a consultant and from physiotherapy assessment.
•Pain for more than 3 months.
•Pain score of 5 or more on a VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) during activity or at rest.
•Smartphone literacy or patients who can get help in smartphone communication.
Exclusion Criteria
•Patients with neurological neck pain, mental impairment, known previous injuries in the cervical region, fractures in the shoulder joint, scapular, clavicular, and cervical regions.
•Patients who present with red flag signs at the time of physical assessment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain with Visual Analogue Scale for pain.<br><br> [ Baseline, at the end of the fifth week of treatment<br>]<br>Level of Disability with Neck Disability Index (a standard instrument for measuring self-rated disability due to neck pain). Components include: pain intensity, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, work, driving, sleeping and recreation [Baseline, at the end of the fifth week of treatment]<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Barriers to accessing telerehabilitation versus standard care through a pretested interviewer administered questionnaire. [Baseline, at the end of the fifth week of treatment]<br>