Dose Optimisation for Spinal treatment Effectiveness (The DOSE Study): A randomised controlled pilot trial investigating the effects of high and low mobilisation forces in patients with neck pai
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic non-specific neck painMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611000374965
- Lead Sponsor
- Suzanne Snodgrass
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 66
Inclusion Criteria
chronic non-specific neck pain (> 90 days)
aged between 18 and 55 years
minimum average resting pain level over the previous 3 days of 3/10
report of neck pain that at least ‘moderately’ interferes with their normal work (work and housework)
Exclusion Criteria
upper cervical pain, headache or dizziness as their primary complaint
migraine
history of trauma related to the neck,
surgery to the neck
diabetes
peripheral vascular disease
referred arm pain past the tip of the shoulder
currently receiving other physical treatments for their neck pain (e.g., physiotherapy, chiropractic, acupuncture or similar)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pressure pain threshold (PPT) will be measured with the J-tech algometer (Tracker Freedom Algometry, J-tech Medical (http://jtechmedical.net/products/pain_eval/freedom/freedom_algometry.cfm) over the following landmarks in randomised order: (1) Adjacent to the spinous process at the treated spinal level (right side) (2) Right upper trapezius muscle (3) Right median nerve trunk at the elbow. Measurements will be taken in triplicate and averaged for each landmark.[Immediately before treatment application, immediately after treatment application and one follow-up 3-5 days later]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method