Clinimetric and Instrumental Characterization of Fighter Pilots With Flight-related Neck Pain.

NCT ID: NCT04396691

Last Updated: 2023-06-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-08

Study Completion Date

2021-04-20

Brief Summary

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The objective of the study is to detect the state of clinical and instrumental factors related in fighter pilots with non-specific mechanical neck pain.

Detailed Description

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A prevalence study (descriptive, observational, cross-sectional) was carried out, in which clinimetric variables (range of active cervical movement, motor control and electrical activity), perceived pain (using NSMNP and algometry) and disability were evaluated. The sample (n = 18) is divided into instructors (n = 7) and students (n = 11). The objective of this study is to characterize descriptively at the sociodemographic level and to know the state of health in relation to clinimetric variables of the fighter pilots of the Talavera la Real air base (Badajoz) to determine the risk of developing an neck injury.

Conditions

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Neck Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Instructors group

Group of flight instructors at the reactor school.

No interventions assigned to this group

Students group

Group of students at the reactor school.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Numerical pain rating scale. Participants rated the intensity of their neck pain at rest on an 11-point Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), where 0 was no pain and 10 maximum pain .The pilots airforce were asked to indicate the pain levels that they experienced when they wake up in the morning. Cleland et al reported that the minimal detectable change (MDC) and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for the numeric pain rating scale were 1.3 and 2.1 points, respectively, in patients with mechanical neck pain.
* Joint Position Sense. This test assesses the ability to relocate the head to its natural posture, and is a test of cervical proprioception. It consists of a visual measurement of error in moving the head to the initial neutral position after active cervical rotation. If the average difference between the initial and final position is equivalent to an error of 4.5 degrees, it is considered abnormal and the subject could be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Cervical pain that occurs with irradiation to the upper limbs and / or radiculopathy.
* Cervical spine surgery.
* Have received physical therapy treatment six weeks prior to data collection.
* Being involved in an on-going medico-legal dispute.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universidad de Extremadura

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Carlos Fernández-Morales

PT, MSc

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Carlos Fernández-Morales, PT, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad de Extremadura

Locations

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Universidad de Extremadura

Badajoz, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10534586 (View on PubMed)

Cleland JA, Childs JD, Whitman JM. Psychometric properties of the Neck Disability Index and Numeric Pain Rating Scale in patients with mechanical neck pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2008 Jan;89(1):69-74. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.126.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 23729957 (View on PubMed)

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Reference Type BACKGROUND

Vernon H, Mior S. The Neck Disability Index: a study of reliability and validity. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1991 Sep;14(7):409-15.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Peterson-Kendall F, Kendall-McCreary E, Geise-Provance P, McIntyre-Rodgers M, Romani W. Muscles testing and function with posture and pain. US Lippincott Williams Wilkins Ltd. 2005;49-118.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

MacDermid JC, Walton DM, Avery S, Blanchard A, Etruw E, McAlpine C, Goldsmith CH. Measurement properties of the neck disability index: a systematic review. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2009 May;39(5):400-17. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2009.2930.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Kovacs FM, Bago J, Royuela A, Seco J, Gimenez S, Muriel A, Abraira V, Martin JL, Pena JL, Gestoso M, Mufraggi N, Nunez M, Corcoll J, Gomez-Ochoa I, Ramirez MJ, Calvo E, Castillo MD, Marti D, Fuster S, Fernandez C, Gimeno N, Carballo A, Milan A, Vazquez D, Canellas M, Blanco R, Brieva P, Rueda MT, Alvarez L, Del Real MT, Ayerbe J, Gonzalez L, Ginel L, Ortega M, Bernal M, Bolado G, Vidal A, Ausin A, Ramon D, Mir MA, Tomas M, Zamora J, Cano A. Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of instruments to measure neck pain disability. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2008 Apr 9;9:42. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-42.

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Other Identifiers

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01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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