Effectiveness of manual therapy (according to the dutch school for Manual Therapy Utrecht) and physical therapy in patients with subacute and chronic non-specific neck pain. A randomized clinical trial.
Completed
- Conditions
- subacute (more than four weeks) and chronic (more than 12 weeks) non-specific neck pain
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23196
- Lead Sponsor
- eckprojectgroup UMC ST Radboud Kwaliteit van Zorg
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 180
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients with at least two weeks of neck pain
2. Last episode starts at a maximum of one year ago
Exclusion Criteria
1. Appearance of red flags”
2. Cervical surgery in the past
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Global Perceived Effect (GPE) and the NDI-DV (Neck disability index) will be applied.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method VAS (Visual Analogue Scale) for pain and SF36 (Quality of life). The MHLC (Multidimensional Health Locus of Control), credibility/ expectancy, FABQ-DLV (Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire) will be measured to answer secondary questions.