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Manual Therapy on Head-repositioning Accuracy and Static Postural Balance in Neck Pain Patients

NCT ID: NCT01310595

Last Updated: 2013-08-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

145 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-01-31

Study Completion Date

2013-08-31

Brief Summary

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To investigate the effect of cervical manual mobilization on head repositioning accuracy and postural balance in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain in a randomized controlled trial. Hypothesis: There is no difference between the intervention group (manual mobilization) and control group head repositioning accuracy and postural balance.

Detailed Description

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The aim of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of manual therapy to standing balance and head-neck proprioception sense in patients with chronic neck pain. The study will recruit 120 chronic neck pain patients and randomize the into 2 groups of 60. Group 1 will receive a course of manual therapy and infrared radiation for 15 minutes (twice weekly for 12 sessions). The other group (control) will receive infrared radiation therapy only. Manual therapy will be provided by experienced physiotherapists and assessed by a separate assessor. All outcome measures will be assessed at the beginning of study, upon completion of intervention, 3-month and 6-month after the completion of study. All measurements collected will be analysed by computerized statistical software in order to calculate the effectiveness of manual therapy and relationship among those outcome measurements.

Conditions

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Neck Pain

Keywords

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Musculoskeletal manipulations Proprioception Postural balance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Manual mobilization on cervical spine

Manual mobilization given on cervical spine with infra-red therapy and self exercise and advice pamphlet.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Manual mobilization on cervical spine

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Manual mobilization provided on selected cervical spine in patients with chronic mechanical neck apin

Infra-red radiation therapy

Infra-red radiation therapy with self exercise pamphlet given to patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Infra-red therapy with self exercise pamphlet

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Infra-red radiation therapy on cervical spine with self exercise pamphlet given to patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.

Interventions

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Manual mobilization on cervical spine

Manual mobilization provided on selected cervical spine in patients with chronic mechanical neck apin

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Infra-red therapy with self exercise pamphlet

Infra-red radiation therapy on cervical spine with self exercise pamphlet given to patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 18 to 65 years
* Presented with a complaint of neck pain (defined as pain in the region from the upper thoracic spine to the occiput and the surrounding musculature) for more than 7 weeks.
* Had not received neck pain treatment in the past 1 month

Exclusion Criteria

* Onset of presenting neck pain episode after trauma (eg, whiplash)
* History of cervical injury of trauma since the onset of presenting neck pain episode
* History of cervical injury or trauma
* Neck pain due to fracture, tumor, infection, severe spondyloarthropathy, or other non-mechanical cause such as inflammatory arthritis;
* Progressive neurological deficit, myelopathy, herniated nucleus pulpous, or severe incapacitating pain;
* Being treated by electrical devices;
* Blood coagulation disorder or were using corticosteroids or anticoagulant medications;
* History of stroke or transient ischemic attacks;
* Vertebrobasilar artery insufficiency;
* Neurologic disease (eg, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, syringomyelia);
* Congenital anomalies involving the C-spine;
* Systemic disease (eg, diabetes mellitus);
* Pain involving third-party liability or Workers' Compensation.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Eddy Siu Hon Kit

Physiotherapist

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Siu H Kit, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Locations

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Physiotherapy Department, Prince of Wales Hospital

Stain, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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HongKong PU

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id