Individual Responder Analysis of the Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Exercise Versus Usual Care in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain

Universidade Nova de Lisboa46 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a combined intervention of manual therapy and exercise versus usual care, on pain intensity, disability, and global perceived recovery, in patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain

Interventions

Manual Therapy and Exercise (Physiotherapy Intervention)OTHER

Experimental group: Manual Therapy and Exercise Participants in this group will receive a 6-weeks program of mobilization and progressive exercise programme for the neck flexors, 2 times a week.

Usual Care (Physiotherapy Intervention)OTHER

Active Comparator: Usual Care Participants in this group will receive usual care in physiotherapy during the 6-weeks period.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic nonspecific neck pain at least 3 months, defined as pain in the cervical region without a specific anatomopathological diagnosis; * Adults between 18 and 65 years of age and literate in Portuguese; Exclusion Criteria: * History of cervical trauma and/or history of surgery in the prior 6 months; * Clinical signs of infection, tumor, neurological, inflammatory or systemic diseases; * Pregnancy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Neck Pain Intensity

Measured using a Numeric Pain Rating Scale (range: 0 - 10 points)

Time frame: Baseline

Neck Pain Intensity

Measured using a Numeric Pain Rating Scale (range: 0 - 10 points)

Time frame: 3 weeks

Neck Pain Intensity

Measured using a Numeric Pain Rating Scale (range: 0 - 10 points)

Time frame: 6 weeks

Neck Pain Intensity

Measured using a Numeric Pain Rating Scale (range: 0 - 10 points)

Time frame: Follow-up 3 months

Neck Disability

Measured using the Neck Disability Index (range: 0-50 and higher scores are indicative of more disability)

Time frame: Baseline

Neck Disability

Measured using the Neck Disability Index (range: 0-50 and higher scores are indicative of more disability)

Time frame: 3 weeks

Neck Disability

Measured using the Neck Disability Index (range: 0-50 and higher scores are indicative of more disability)

Time frame: 6 weeks

Neck Disability

Measured using the Neck Disability Index (range: 0-50 and higher scores are indicative of more disability)

Time frame: Follow-up 3 months

Secondary Outcomes

Central Contacts

Lúcia Domingues, M.Sc.

CONTACT

00351967648456 lucia.domingues@nms.unl.pt

Lúcia Domingues, M.Sc.

CONTACT

00351967648456

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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