Acute Effects of Action Observation on Pain Intensity, Muscle Strength, Tactile Acuity and Pressure Pain Threshold.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Pressure pain thresholds
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to assess the immediate effects of action observation therapy on the cervical muscles' strength, pain intensity, tactile acuity and pain pressure threshold in individuals with chronic nonspecific neck pain.
详细描述
This study is a randomized controlled trial with two arms: action observation group vs control group. The action observation group will be asked to watch videos of neck exercises with full attention and concentration and not perform any motion or execute any movement during the observation time. The control group will be asked to watch videos of a landscape.
Participants will be assessed at baseline and at post-intervention for muscle strength, pain intensity, pressure pain threshold and tactile acuity.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Months 至 65 Years（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Have nonspecific chronic neck pain, defined as a recurrent or persistent pain that lasts more than 3 months, with no trauma or etiology/diagnosis associated.
排除标准
- •Visual and hearing dysfunction not corrected by eyeglasses/contact lenses or a hearing aid;
- •Infectious diseases;
- •Cervical myelopathy;
- •Cervical surgery;
- •Cervical fracture or/and subluxation;
- •Vestibular pathology;
- •Neurological disorder/deficits;
- •Rheumatic autoimmune diseases;
- •History of cancer;
- •Severe cervical trauma.
结局指标
主要结局
Pressure pain thresholds
时间窗: Post-intervention (within the same session of the baseline assessment but approximately 30 minutes after that).
Pressure pain thresholds are the minimum amount of pressure applied with an algometer that is perceived as being painful; is measured in Kgf
次要结局
- Pain intensity(Post-intervention (within the same session of the baseline assessment but approximately 30 minutes after that).)
- Neck flexors strength(Post-intervention (within the same session of the baseline assessment but approximately 30 minutes after that).)
- Neck extensors strength(Post-intervention (within the same session of the baseline assessment but approximately 30 minutes after that).)
- Tactile acuity(Post-intervention (within the same session of the baseline assessment but approximately 30 minutes after that).)
- Neck lateral flexors strength(Post-intervention (within the same session of the baseline assessment but approximately 30 minutes after that).)
研究者
Anabela G Silva
Assistant Professor
Aveiro University