Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
123 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2008-03-31
2009-10-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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1
qigong
Qigong
18 therapy sessions, during the first 3 months once a week, month 4 to 6 once every second week
2
exercise therapy
exercise therapy
18 therapy sessions, during the first 3 months once a week, month 4 to 6 once every second week
3
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Qigong
18 therapy sessions, during the first 3 months once a week, month 4 to 6 once every second week
exercise therapy
18 therapy sessions, during the first 3 months once a week, month 4 to 6 once every second week
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* neck pain more prominent than other pain in the spine
* average pain intensity of the last 7 days more or equal to 40 mm measured by a visual analogue scale (VAS 0 - 100 mm)
* normal mobility of the cervical spine
* intellectual and physical ability to participate in the study
* informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* cervical pain due to an accident
* inflammatory joint disorders
* previous spine surgery
* protrusion/prolapse of a spinal disk, spondylolisthesis, with radicular symptomatology
* actually doing or planning to do other regular physical exercise during the study with possible positive effects on neck pain - such as swimming, yoga, pilates, tai chi, etc.
* use of pain drugs for other diseases (\> 1x/week)
* pregnancy
* severe chronic or acute disease interfering with therapy attendance
* alcohol or substance abuse
* participation in another clinical trial in the last 6 months before study entry
20 Years
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Charite University, Berlin, Germany
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Claudia M. Witt
Prof. Dr. med.
Principal Investigators
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Claudia M Witt, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Locations
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Institute for Social Medicine, Epidemiology, and Health Economics, Charité University Medical Center
Berlin, , Germany
Countries
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References
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Rendant D, Pach D, Ludtke R, Reisshauer A, Mietzner A, Willich SN, Witt CM. Qigong versus exercise versus no therapy for patients with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2011 Mar 15;36(6):419-27. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181d51fca.
Other Identifiers
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QENA-08
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id