Acute Effects of Action Observation on Neck Pain

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-20

Study Completion Date

2023-02-15

Brief Summary

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This study aims to assess the immediate effects of action observation therapy on the cervical muscles' strength, pain intensity, tactile acuity and pain pressure threshold in individuals with chronic nonspecific neck pain.

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Detailed Description

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This study is a randomized controlled trial with two arms: action observation group vs control group. The action observation group will be asked to watch videos of neck exercises with full attention and concentration and not perform any motion or execute any movement during the observation time. The control group will be asked to watch videos of a landscape.

Participants will be assessed at baseline and at post-intervention for muscle strength, pain intensity, pressure pain threshold and tactile acuity.

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

NONE

Study Groups

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Action-observation arm

Participants will be asked to watch videos of neck exercises without performing any exercise. The intervention will take approximately 15 minutes.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Action-observation therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Action observation therapy involves the observation and perception of human movement performed by others. The observation of actions performed by others activates in the perceiver the same neural structures responsible for the actual execution of those same actions.

Placebo intervention

Participants will be asked to watch videos of landscapes. The intervention will take approximately 15 minutes.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will watch a natural landscape without any human.

Interventions

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Action-observation therapy

Action observation therapy involves the observation and perception of human movement performed by others. The observation of actions performed by others activates in the perceiver the same neural structures responsible for the actual execution of those same actions.

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo

Participants will watch a natural landscape without any human.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Have nonspecific chronic neck pain, defined as a recurrent or persistent pain that lasts more than 3 months, with no trauma or etiology/diagnosis associated.

Exclusion Criteria

* Visual and hearing dysfunction not corrected by eyeglasses/contact lenses or a hearing aid;
* Infectious diseases;
* Cervical myelopathy;
* Cervical surgery;
* Cervical fracture or/and subluxation;
* Vestibular pathology;
* Neurological disorder/deficits;
* Rheumatic autoimmune diseases;
* History of cancer;
* Severe cervical trauma.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No