Randomised, controlled, multicenter, pilot study comparing qigong and back school for elderly patients with chronic neck pai

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic neck pain; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN77101807
• Lead Sponsor: Charité - University Medicine Berlin (Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin) (Germany)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-05-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age =55 years of age
2. Chronic neck pain (duration >6 months)
3. Average pain during the last 7 days before randomisation =20 mm on 100 mm VAS
4. Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Serious acute or chronic disease which would not allow the exercises to be performed
2. Planned start of physiotherapy for chronic neck pain during study participation
3. Participation in another study during the last 6 months before study entry

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain measured on the VAS (visual analogue scale) after three months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Neck pain (Neck Pain and Disability Scale, Wheeler)<br>2. Depression (Depression Scale, Hautzinger)<br>3. Quality of life (Short-form Questionnaire-36 [SF-36], Bullinger)<br>4. Frequency of falls and anxiety to fall<br>5. Sleep quality and satisfaction<br>6. Overall treatment effect (OTE) (Wiklund)