Sub Occipital Inhibition Technique on Postural Balance

NCT ID: NCT04001868

Last Updated: 2019-12-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-07-03

Study Completion Date

2019-12-18

Brief Summary

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In the present study the investigators want to verify if the inhibition of the suboccipital muscles improves the postural balance in subjects with cervical pain objectified by stabilometry.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Movement Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators
Simple blind with evaluator blinded strategy.

Study Groups

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Experimental Group

Application of the sub occipital inhibition technique.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Suboccipital inhibition

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

With the patient in the supine position and the therapist sitting at the head of the bed with the elbows resting on its surface. The therapist palpates the cervical spinous processes and slides the fingers upwards until contacting the posterior projection of the posterior arch of the atlas. Then, flexing the metacarpophalangeal at 90 degrees slowly raises the skull. The therapist's hands should remain together and the base of the skull should rest on his palms pressing with the index, middle and ring fingers of each hand in a sustained manner, but without causing pain. This pressure must be maintained during 4 minutes.

Placebo Group

Hand contact in the sub occipital region without executing any technique.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo technique

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

A superficial contact in the same area as the intervention, to rule out the exteroceptive effect associated with the therapist's contact.

Interventions

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Suboccipital inhibition

With the patient in the supine position and the therapist sitting at the head of the bed with the elbows resting on its surface. The therapist palpates the cervical spinous processes and slides the fingers upwards until contacting the posterior projection of the posterior arch of the atlas. Then, flexing the metacarpophalangeal at 90 degrees slowly raises the skull. The therapist's hands should remain together and the base of the skull should rest on his palms pressing with the index, middle and ring fingers of each hand in a sustained manner, but without causing pain. This pressure must be maintained during 4 minutes.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Placebo technique

A superficial contact in the same area as the intervention, to rule out the exteroceptive effect associated with the therapist's contact.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals who suffer neck pain for at least 3 months
* Come to receive physiotherapy treatment at Clinica Osteomed (NRS: 8415-CV), Elche, Alicante, Spain.
* Age between 18 and 65 years old.
* Sign the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

* Suffering or having suffered pathologies of the postural control system (postural sensors, central nervous system or locomotor system)
* Presenting deformities or orthopedic injuries in the lower limbs or rachis
* Presenting pain at the moment of study
* Present contraindications to the intervention under study
* Have received physiotherapy treatment in the last six months
* Have undergone surgical treatment of any kind.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Cardenal Herrera University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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SERGIO MONTERO NAVARRO

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Ceu Cardenal Herrera University

Moncada, Valencia, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Related Links

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http://www.uchceu.es

The University CEU Cardenal Herrera is the first private university in the Valencia Community. It belongs to the Foundation San Pablo - CEU and is the leading educational organization in Spain with three Universities all over Spain

Other Identifiers

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CEU UCH 212

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id