Effect of Cervical Collar in Cervical Radicular Pain.

Ullevaal University Hospital120 enrolled

Overview

Objectives:The purpose of this study is to determine if use of nech collar (stiff or soft)will improve the possibility to obtain painrelief in patients with cervical radicular pain. We will compare short term (six weeks and three months) and long term ( one year) effect of six weeks use of neck collar (stiff or soft)together with "neck school information" with "neck school information" alone.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Cervical Radicular Pain

Interventions

Soft or stiff cervical collar(device), neck school(behavior)DEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * cervical radicular pain caused by herniated disc og spondolytic spurs * written consent from patient Exclusion Criteria: * previous necksurgery * whiplash or other necktrauma * serious diseases somatic or psychiatric * patients not able to speak and read Norwegian well * insufficient correlation between clinical and radiological findings

Locations (1)

Ullevaal University Hospital

Oslo, Norway

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

painscore on visual analog scale 0-100mm after 6weeks treatment

Secondary Outcomes

painscore visual analog scale 0-100mm after 3weeks,3months,1year

Functional status on Neck pain and disability index after 3weeks,6weeks,3months,1 year

Quality of life score, Cantrils Ladder Scale 3 weeks,6weeks,3 months,1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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