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Clinical Signs and Changes in Cervical Muscles Activity Evaluated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging During an Endurance Test

NCT ID: NCT06595927

Last Updated: 2025-12-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

29 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-01

Study Completion Date

2025-02-28

Brief Summary

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The aim of this present study is to compare the radio-clinic correlation between the ability to hold the head and neck (by inertial sensor) and the changes in neck muscles activity (by functional magnetic resonance imaging) during the cervical extensor endurance test between an asymptomatic population and one suffering from chronic neck pain.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neck Pain Motor Activity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Participants with chronic neck pain

Both groups will receive the same experimental procedure, divided in 2 parts.

Part 1: a first cervical MRI is done, followed by a cervical extensor endurance test during 3 minutes and the second cervical MRI.

Part 2 : several clinical tests will be done:

* tandem stand balance test (eyes closed, firm ground)
* cranio-cervical flexion test
* head lift test
* cervical joint position error sense test in 4 directions

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Cervical extensor endurance test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Monitoring the clinical parameters of head and neck immobility during the cervical extensor endurance test to correlate them with muscular activity by MRI and other cervical clinical tests

Participants free of neck pain

the same experimental procedure than the other group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cervical extensor endurance test

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Monitoring the clinical parameters of head and neck immobility during the cervical extensor endurance test to correlate them with muscular activity by MRI and other cervical clinical tests

Interventions

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Cervical extensor endurance test

Monitoring the clinical parameters of head and neck immobility during the cervical extensor endurance test to correlate them with muscular activity by MRI and other cervical clinical tests

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Other Intervention Names

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cervical flexor muscles motor control tests balance test cervical proprioception test

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Neck Disability Index score \> 8/50 for the symptomatic group OR \< 4/50 for the asymptomatic group
* numerical rating scale \< 7/10 for the symptomatic group
* suffering from idiopathic or traumatic chronic neck pain for the neck pain group OR being free of neck pain which required therapeutic, medical or medicinal treatment in the last 12 months.

Exclusion Criteria

* fibromyalgia, cervical radiculopathy, previous cervical surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Liege

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

David Colman

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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David Colman

PhD student, Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Marc MV Vanderthommen, Professor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Liege

Locations

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University Hospital of Liege

Liège, Liège, Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

References

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Cagnie B, O'Leary S, Elliott J, Peeters I, Parlevliet T, Danneels L. Pain-induced changes in the activity of the cervical extensor muscles evaluated by muscle functional magnetic resonance imaging. Clin J Pain. 2011 Jun;27(5):392-7. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31820e11a2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21415716 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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B7072021000028

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id