Effect of Neck Strength Training on Health-related Quality of Life in Females With Neck Pain

NCT ID: NCT01057836

Last Updated: 2010-01-27

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether intensive one-year neck strength training can enhance health related quality of life in females with chronic neck pain.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neck Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Neck strength training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Neck endurance training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Neck endurance training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Neck endurance training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Stretching

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Stretching

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Neck endurance training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Stretching

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* female
* aged 25 to 53 years
* office worker
* permanently employed
* motivated to continue working
* motivated for rehabilitation
* constant or frequently occurring neck pain for more than 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

* severe disorders of the cervical spine
* disk prolapse
* spinal stenosis
* postoperative conditions in the neck and shoulder areas
* history of severe trauma
* instability
* spasmodic torticollis
* frequent migraine
* peripheral nerve entrapment
* fibromyalgia
* shoulder diseases (tendonitis, bursitis, capsulitis)
* inflammatory rheumatic diseases
* severe psychiatric illness and other diseases that prevent physical loading
* pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

53 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Jyväskylä Central Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Central Finland Health Care District

Principal Investigators

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Jari Ylinen, PhD, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Finland Health Care District

Locations

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Punkaharju Rehabilitation Centre

Punkaharju, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

References

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Salo PK, Hakkinen AH, Kautiainen H, Ylinen JJ. Effect of neck strength training on health-related quality of life in females with chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled 1-year follow-up study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2010 May 14;8:48. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-8-48.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 20465854 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Neck HRQoL

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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