Treatment of Cervical Syndrome With Physium Therapy
- Conditions
- Cervical Syndrome
- Interventions
- Procedure: Physiotherapy treatment with physium device.Procedure: Conventional physiotherapy treatmen
- Registration Number
- NCT03322683
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
- Brief Summary
This study aim to investigate the effects of physium therapy for improving pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), range of motion,Neck Disability Index, the multidimensional health related quality of life (SF-12) and the multidimensional health related quality of life and pain in patients with mechanical neck pain (NP).
- Detailed Description
Fifty-four participants with NP will randomly allocated to either an physium therapy (five sessions) or a physical therapy (PT) groups (ten sessions) during two weeks. Multimodal PT program included: ultrasound therapy (US), transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and massage. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index ( NDI), range of motion and (CROM), Questionnaire SF-12 and PPTs in sub-occipital and upper trapezius muscles were measured at baseline, at the end of treatment and at 1 month follow-up. T-tests and a repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance (RM-MANOVA) were used for VAS, CROM and PPTs, respectively.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 38
- Patients of both sexes,
- Aged between 20 and 60 years, in an
- Active state of pain and diagnosed with a month of evolution.
- Patients who are pregnant, have pacemaker and those Surgically operated cervical spine - - Patients who have been treated with myofascial therapy a month earlier.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description EXPERIMENTAL GROUP Physiotherapy treatment with physium device. The intervention for this group consisted of 5 massage sessions with the PHYSIUM device for a month. CONTROL GROUP Conventional physiotherapy treatmen The multimodal physical therapy program includes 10 sessions of: * ultrasound pulsatil therapy (US) for 10 minutes. * transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for 20 minutes. * massage for 20 minutes.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The intensity of cervical pain Baseline A 10-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS; 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) will be used to assess the patients' current level of cervical pain, and the worst and lowest level of pain experienced in the preceding week in the cervical area.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The intensity of cervical pain Four weeks A 10-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS; 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) will be used to assess the patients' current level of cervical pain, and the worst and lowest level of pain experienced in the preceding week in the cervical area.
Active cervical range of motion Baseline and four weeks. Measured by goniometer type crom
Pressure pain thresholds in cervical trigger points Baseline and four weeks Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) will be measured with a pressure algometer (Baseline, Pain TestTM, Wagner Instruments). The clinimetric properties of this instrument have been evaluated previously. The PPT will the point at which pressure elicited pain and will presented as kilograms per square centimeter. All measurements will be conducted by the same well-trained physician.
The multidimensional health related quality of life Baseline and four weeks Questionnaire SF 12
This questionnaire has been designed to give us information as to how your neck pain has affected your ability to manage in everyday life. Baseline and four weeks. Neck Disability Index
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Clínica Pastoriza
🇪🇸El Puerto De Santa María, Cádiz, Spain