Neck Motion and Motor Control in Chronic Neck Pain and Associations With Clinical Symptoms

Completed

• Conditions: Neck Pain

• Registration Number: NCT01778036
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate if there is altered motor control of head and neck in chronic neck pain patients compared with healthy persons. In addition, associations between neck pain, motor control, disability and function, and clinical symptoms will be studied in patients following physiotherapy treatment in primary health care.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-25
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-29
• Primary Completion: 2014-08
• Study Completion: 2014-08
• Status Verified: 2017-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-03-23
• Last Update Posted: 2017-03-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

• Idiopathic neck pain with duration >2 weeks
• Normal or corrected vision
• Pain at or above 3 on Numeric Rating Scale, with "low pain" defined as 3-4 and "high pain" as 5 or higher.

Exclusion Criteria

• Systemic or diagnosed chronic disease, including diabetes, stroke and neurological diseases, that may influence motor control and neck pain or ability to perform tests
• positive spurling test for neurological radiating arm pain
• pregnancy
• whiplash
• insufficient comprehension of Norwegian language

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Conjunct motion	up to 8 weeks	Describes the movement stiffness in active movements of the neck. Conjunct motion is movement in the two associated movement planes to the primary plane. For example,the amount of rotation and lateral flexion during neck flexion and extension. Measured by 3D Liberty device and with degrees as unit of measure.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
reposition accuracy	up to 8 weeks	Measured by 3D Liberty device and with degrees as unit of measure
postural sway.	up to 8 weeks	Measured by 3D Liberty device and trunk sway as a unit of measure
pain	up to 24 weeks	a numerical pain rating scale will be used to measure neck pain.
head motion smoothness	up to 8 weeks	Measured by a 3D Liberty device and with velocity(degrees/s)as unit of measure
Head motion accuracy	up to 8 weeks	Head motion accuracy will be measured by a 3D Liberty device and centimeter will be used as a unit of measure
Head stabilization	up to 8 weeks	Measured by 3D Liberty device and with velocity (degrees/second) as unit of measure

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University of Oslo; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway