Visual Feedback in Chronic Neck Pain

NCT ID: NCT03493334

Last Updated: 2018-09-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-15

Study Completion Date

2018-06-30

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of visual feedback of the posterior region of the cervical spine on pain intensity and range of motion.

Detailed Description

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60 patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain will be randomly assigned into one of two groups: a group receiving visual feedback when performing 10 repetitions of each of neck movements (flexion, extension, side-flexion and rotation) and a group performing the same task without visual feedback. Participants will be assessed for pain intensity, pain location, disability, range of motion, kinesiophobia, catastrophizing and anxiety both at baseline and after visual the intervention (i.e., neck movements with and without visual feedback).

Conditions

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Neck Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Visual feedback

Participants in this group will receive visual feedback of their neck when performing 10 repetitions of each of neck movements (flexion, extension, side-flexion and rotation).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Visual feedback

Intervention Type OTHER

Visual feedback of the neck will be given to participants using two mirrors while performing neck movements.

No visual feedback

Participants in this group will perform 10 repetitions of each of neck movements (flexion, extension, side-flexion and rotation) without feedback.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

No visual feedback

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will be asked to perform active movements of their neck with the mirrors covered.

Interventions

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Visual feedback

Visual feedback of the neck will be given to participants using two mirrors while performing neck movements.

Intervention Type OTHER

No visual feedback

Participants will be asked to perform active movements of their neck with the mirrors covered.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* To have idiopathic neck pain defined as neck pain unrelated to any known pathology or lesion felt at least once a week in the last 3 months, located between the nuchal line and a horizontal line passing through T1 and pain intensity of at least 3 in the visual analogue scale.

Exclusion Criteria

* History of cervical or facial trauma, radiculopathy, history of surgery in the vertebral segment in question, congenital anomalies involving the spine (cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine) or any neurological or rheumatic pathology, and, finally, evidence of significant visual changes, or of deficits not corrected by lenses or glasses.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Aveiro University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anabela G Silva

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anabela Silva, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Aveiro University

Locations

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Clínica de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica - Hellman, Lda

Figueira da Foz Municipality, , Portugal

Site Status

Countries

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Portugal

Other Identifiers

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12-CED/2018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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