Analgesic Current Therapies for Chronic Neck Pain

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

81 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-01

Study Completion Date

2017-04-01

Brief Summary

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Does the use of analgesic current therapies increase the effectiveness of neck stabilization exercises for improving pain, disability, mood, and quality of life in chronic neck pain? a randomized, controlled, single-blind study

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Detailed Description

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Analgesic therapies; such as interferential current (IFC) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) have been applied solo or combined with exercise for management of neck pain (NP), however, the efficacy of these combinations are unclear. In this study, our objective were to determine if TENS or IFC increase the effectiveness of neck stabilization exercises on pain, disability, mood, and quality of life for chronic NP. 81 patients with chronic NP were included in the study. Patients were randomly assigned into 3 groups; Group I: neck stabilization exercise, Group II: TENS+ neck stabilization exercise and Group III: IFC+ neck stabilization exercise. Patients' pain levels (visual analogue scale (VAS)), quality of life (short form- 36), mood (Beck depression inventory (BDI)), levels of disability (Neck Pain and Disability Index) and the need for analgesics were evaluated prior to treatment, at 6th and 12th week follow-up. All participants had group exercise accompanied by a physiotherapist for 3 weeks and an additional 3 weeks of home exercise program.

Conditions

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Chronic Neck Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Neck stabilization exercise

The patients who had only neck stabilization exercise

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Neck stabilization exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercise

TENS+ neck stabilization exercise

The patients who had both TENS and neck stabilization exercise

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Neck stabilization exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercise

TENS

Intervention Type OTHER

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

IFC+ neck stabilization exercise

The patients who had both interferential current therapy and neck stabilization exercise

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Neck stabilization exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercise

IFC

Intervention Type OTHER

Interferential current therapy(IFC)

Interventions

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Neck stabilization exercise

Exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

TENS

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)

Intervention Type OTHER

IFC

Interferential current therapy(IFC)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Both genders between 20-50 years, had chronic neck pain

Exclusion Criteria

* Having malignity,
* Having neck pain secondary neurological or vascular disease.
* Pregnancy
* Having psychiatric disease
* Having arthritic disease
* Having any contraindication for electrotherapy

Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No