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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12614000303640
ACTRN12614000303640Completed未知

Is physiotherapy with task-specific training more effective than physiotherapy alone in reducing pain, improving kinematics and reversing maladaptive cortical changes in patients with insidious-onset non-specific neck pain?

Dr Suzanne Snodgrass0 sites32 target enrollmentStarted: March 21, 2014Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
32

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 55 Years (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Neck pain participants:
  • (1) chronic non-specific neck pain (> 90 days), rated at least 4/10 on a 0-10 numerical rating scale, and reported to at least 'moderately' interfere with normal activities over the previous 4 weeks
  • (2) aged between 18 and 55 years
  • (3) be able to lie in a cylindrical magnet on their back
  • (4) free from any metallic implants
  • Healthy controls:
  • (1) aged between 18 and 55 years
  • (2) be able to lie in a cylindrical magnet on their back
  • (3) free from any metallic implants
  • (4) matched to a neck pain participant by age and gender

Exclusion Criteria

  • Neck pain participants:
  • (1) claustrophobic
  • (2) upper cervical pain, headache, or dizziness as their primary complaint
  • (3) history of migraine headaches
  • (4) history of trauma related to the neck (e.g. whiplash)
  • (5) surgery to the neck
  • (6) diabetes
  • (7) peripheral vascular disease
  • (8) referred arm pain past the tip of the shoulder
  • (9) neuropathic type pain (score of 10 or more on s-LANSS)
  • (10) currently receiving hands on treatment for their neck pain (e.g., physiotherapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage or similar) in the last 12 weeks
  • (11) on workers' compensation
  • (12) pregnant or breastfeeding
  • Healthy controls:
  • (1) claustrophobic
  • (2) pregnant or breastfeeding
  • (3) any neck or back pain for which they sought treatment in the previous 2 years
  • (4) any previous history of injury or trauma to the neck (e.g., whiplash)
  • (5) any current musculoskeletal pain in any body area

Investigators

Sponsor
Dr Suzanne Snodgrass

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