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Effects of Thermotherapy on Chronic Neck Pain

NCT ID: NCT01304368

Last Updated: 2011-02-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-08-31

Study Completion Date

2010-08-31

Brief Summary

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Chronic neck pain is a common worldwide problem. In the majority of cases, patients are treated by medication, referral to a physiotherapist or thermotherapy. Thermotherapy - the therapeutic application of topical heat - provides an easy to apply self-help strategy in patients with chronic neck pain. However, despite the frequent use in clinical practice, there is no research regarding this topic yet.

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether thermotherapy self-treatment for chronic neck pain induces changes in perceived pain intensity and in sensory processing.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neck Pain

Keywords

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Hyperthermia, Induced Randomized Controlled Trial Neck Pain Sensory Thresholds Pain Measurements

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Study Groups

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Thermotherapy

Patients are instructed to heat a moor mud filled heat pad (beinio®therm, bb med. product GmbH, Kalkar (Kehrum), Germany) to a hot, but tolerable temperature and to apply it over the painful area once a day for 20 minutes during a period of 14 days. Patients are instructed to continue their usual medication - including analgesic drugs - and physiotherapy (massages and exercise) during the study period.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Thermotherapy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Patients are instructed to heat a moor mud filled heat pad (beinio®therm, bb med. product GmbH, Kalkar (Kehrum), Germany) to a hot, but tolerable temperature and to apply it over the painful area once a day for 20 minutes during a period of 14 days. Patients are instructed to continue their usual medication - including analgesic drugs - and physiotherapy (massages and exercise) during the study period.

Waiting list

Patients are instructed to continue their usual medication - including analgesic drugs - and physiotherapy (massages and exercise) during the study period.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Thermotherapy

Patients are instructed to heat a moor mud filled heat pad (beinio®therm, bb med. product GmbH, Kalkar (Kehrum), Germany) to a hot, but tolerable temperature and to apply it over the painful area once a day for 20 minutes during a period of 14 days. Patients are instructed to continue their usual medication - including analgesic drugs - and physiotherapy (massages and exercise) during the study period.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* non-specific neck pain the last 3 months
* mean pain intensity of at least 4 on a 10-level numerical rating scale with "0" meaning "no pain" and "10" meaning "worst pain imaginable"

Exclusion Criteria

* radicular symptoms
* congenital spine deformity
* skin diseases in the painful area to be treated
* pregnancy
* insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
* rheumatic diseases
* oncologic diseases
* steroid medication
* anticoagulation medication
* recent invasive or surgical treatment of the spine
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universität Duisburg-Essen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Universität Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Locations

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Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Knappschafts-Krankenhaus, Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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09-3953

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id