The effects of neck specific exercise combined with breathing retraining in patients with chronic neck pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Patients with chronic neck pain; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001488897
• Lead Sponsor: Yi-fen Shih

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 8 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients aged above 20 with chronic neck and/or shoulder pain.
2. More than 12 months neck and/or shoulder pain history since first onset.
3. At least once a week neck and/or shoulder pain occurrence in the last 1 month, with pain intensity (numeric rating scale) >3.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Traumatic cervical injury, whiplash injury, fracture of the spine.
2. Previous surgery of the spine or rib cage.
3. Neck pain with neurological signs in the upper limb.
4. Known cardiovascular, pulmonary disease and under medicine control currently.
5. Known psychological disease and under medicine control currently.
6. Medicine or alcohol addicted.
7. Smoking.
8. Pregnancy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Bilateral sternocleidomastoid muscle electromyogram during craniocervical flexion test assessed by surface electromyography.[Baseline and at 6 weeks after intervention commencement.];Bilateral anterior scalene muscle electromyogram during craniocervical flexion test assessed by surface electromyography.[Baseline and at 6 weeks after intervention commencement.];Pain intensity assessed by numeric rating scale (NRS).[Baseline and at 6 weeks after intervention commencement.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cervical active range of motion assessed by cervical-range-of-motion measurement device.[Baseline and at 6 weeks after intervention commencement.];Thoracic mobility assessed by gravity inclinometer.[Baseline and at 6 weeks after intervention commencement];Chest expansion with a tape measure at the axillary and xiphoid levels.[Baseline and at 6 weeks after intervention commencement.];Disability assessed by Neck Disability Index (NDI).[Baseline and at 6 weeks after intervention commencement.];Maximal inspiratory pressure assessed by spirometer.[Baseline and at 6 weeks after intervention commencement.];Maximal expiratory pressure assessed by spirometer.[Baseline and at 6 weeks after intervention commencement.]