Effect of Proprioceptive Exercises on Pain and Function in Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain

NCT ID: NCT05092334

Last Updated: 2021-10-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 14 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-01-05
• Study Completion Date: 2020-08-07

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to see the effect of proprioceptive exercises on pain and function in Non-specific chronic neck pain.

Twenty participants with chronic Non-specific neck pain were enrolled in this study. During the final week of treatment, 14 patients were assessed at the end of the sixth treatment week. Participants were randomized into two groups treatment group and control group. Both groups were treated with conventional treatment which were strengthening exercises. Treatment group was also treated by proprioception exercises. For measurement of pain and disability NPRS and NDI scales were used. Exercise regime distributed in six weeks period one session per week exercise, 10-12 repetitions with 1-minute rest interval, lasted 45 minutes in both groups. pre-treatment and post-treatment measurements were taken.

Conditions

Neck Pain

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Proprioceptive exercises

Group A treated with proprioceptive exercises. proprioception exercises included.

1. Head relocation it involve the practice of relocating head back to natural head posture and to predetermined positions in range first with eyes open using feedback from a laser attached to their head and then with closed all active movement of cervical flexion extension lateral flexion and rotations were used.

2. Gaze stability oculomotor exercises commencing with eyes movement with the head stationary, progressing to movement of head with visual fixation on a target.

3. Eye head coordination exercises, commenced with rotation of eyes and head to the same side in both right and left directions. Then progressed with both eyes and head move in opposite direction

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

proprioceptive exercises

Intervention Type: OTHER

proprioception exercises included (a)Head relocation it involve the practice of relocating head back to natural head posture and to predetermined positions in range first with eyes open using feedback from a laser attached to their head and then with closed all active movement of cervical flexion extension lateral flexion and rotations were used.(b)Gaze stability oculomotor exercises commencing with eyes movement with the head stationary ,progressing to movement of head with visual fixation on a target. (c) Eye head coordination exercises, commenced with rotation of eyes and head to the same side in both right and left directions. Then progressed with both eyes and head move in opposite direction

Strengthening exercises

Group B treated with strengthening exercises which are performed with prone and supine position by placing a towel under head, press towel for 5 seconds with 10-12 repetitions ,one set in a week for six weeks for cervical muscles

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Strengthening exercise

Intervention Type: OTHER

strengthening exercises which are performed with prone and supine position by placing a towel under head, press towel for 5 seconds with 10-12 repetitions ,one set in a week for six weeks for cervical muscles

Interventions

proprioceptive exercises

proprioception exercises included (a)Head relocation it involve the practice of relocating head back to natural head posture and to predetermined positions in range first with eyes open using feedback from a laser attached to their head and then with closed all active movement of cervical flexion extension lateral flexion and rotations were used.(b)Gaze stability oculomotor exercises commencing with eyes movement with the head stationary ,progressing to movement of head with visual fixation on a target. (c) Eye head coordination exercises, commenced with rotation of eyes and head to the same side in both right and left directions. Then progressed with both eyes and head move in opposite direction

Intervention Type: OTHER

Strengthening exercise

strengthening exercises which are performed with prone and supine position by placing a towel under head, press towel for 5 seconds with 10-12 repetitions ,one set in a week for six weeks for cervical muscles

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with non-specific neck pain>3 months
• Postural neck pain

Exclusion Criteria

• Vascular neoplasia
• Fibromyalgia
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Radiculopathy
• Neuropathy
• Tumor
• Cervical fractures
• Vestibular problems
• Congenital disorder of cervical spine

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Qurat ul Ain, Mphil

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

Qurat ul Ain

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

References

Coulter ID, Crawford C, Vernon H, Hurwitz EL, Khorsan R, Booth MS, Herman PM. Manipulation and Mobilization for Treating Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis for an Appropriateness Panel. Pain Physician. 2019 Mar;22(2):E55-E70.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 30921975 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

REC/Lhr//2043 Noshaba kanwal

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id