Effect of Combined Neck Strength Exerciser Plus Physiotherapy to Treatment Chronic Neck Pain
NCT ID: NCT01774734
Last Updated: 2014-11-26
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
80 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-09-30
2013-09-30
Brief Summary
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* High health care source expenditure
* Multiple therapeutic approaches available with limited evidence
* Previous studies showed active strengthening exercise improved pain (VAS) and functional performance (NDI)
* Muscle strengthening exercise with biofeedback technique showed more long-lasting effect in patients with chronic neck pain
2. The investigators hypothesize that daily use of the neck strength exerciser (NSE), combined biofeedback technique with muscle strengthening exercise posture adjustment, in addition to traditional physiotherapy, could have more long-lasting and prominent effect on pain and functional improvement in patients with chronic neck pain.
Detailed Description
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* The NSE is a simple equipment that is easy to learn and safe to apply as home-based program
* The NSE will apply to the patients in the NSE group for 6 weeks, and we will compare the target variables to see if it brings better improvement by correction of maladaptive habitual posture and daily postural muscle exercise
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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neck strength exerciser (NSE) group
Traditional physiotherapy 30 minutes per session for three times weekly + home-based NSE training 20 minutes daily
Physical therapy
Physical therapy
* Provided by 2 experienced physiotherapist
* Applied to every patients 3 times weekly
Neck Strength Exerciser (NSE)
* Neck strength exerciser use 10-20 minutes daily at home
* Plus traditional physical therapy three times weekly provided by two experienced physical therapist
Physical therapy group
Traditional physiotherapy 30 minutes per session for three times weekly + home-based general neck exercise 20 minutes daily
Physical therapy
Physical therapy
* Provided by 2 experienced physiotherapist
* Applied to every patients 3 times weekly
Interventions
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Physical therapy
Physical therapy
* Provided by 2 experienced physiotherapist
* Applied to every patients 3 times weekly
Neck Strength Exerciser (NSE)
* Neck strength exerciser use 10-20 minutes daily at home
* Plus traditional physical therapy three times weekly provided by two experienced physical therapist
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Constantly or frequently occurring neck pain for more than 3 months in the last 1 year.
* Motivated and willing to participate in rehabilitation therapy
* Sign written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
* Clinical evidence of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy.
* History of disk disease, degenerative joint disease, fracture, or dislocation in the cervical vertebrae.
* Severe pathological change in the cervical vertebrae, including inflammatory rheumatic disease and tumor.
* History of poor diet, hypothyroidism, or other severe systemic disorders.
* Cognitive deficit and severe psychiatric illness.
20 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Lin-Fen Hsieh, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Locations
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Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Taipei, , Taiwan
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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20110605R
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id