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NCT Number: NCT05771441

Effects of Neck Stabilization Exercise With Heat Therapies

In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of heat therapies and neck stabilization exercises on pain, disability, range of motion, and mood of NP patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Neck Pain Behavior Motor Activity Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hilal Yeşil

Merkez, Afyonkarahisar, 0300, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Chronic non-specific neck pain (NP) has become one of the main causes of disability in the adult population around the world.Several treatment options used like; exercise, manual therapy, electrotherapy, and hot treatments etc. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of heat therapies and neck stabilization exercises on pain, disability, range of motion, and mood of NP patients.100 patients with NP will be included.Patients will be randomyl assigned to 4 groups and will receive a total of 3 weeks of treatment. Patients' pain levels (visual analogoue scale VAS), quality of life (short form 36), mood (Beck deppression inventory BDI), range of motion, and neck disability index were evaluated prior to treatment, at 6th and at 12th weeks.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patients with chronic neck pain

Exclusion criteria

  • sensory deficit on neck area, servical disc pathologies, neurological deficit, malignity, secondary causes for neck pain, active inflammation, arthritis on the neck area, serious mental health problems, pregnancy, spine surgery, and having received treatment to the cervical region in the last 6 months

Treatment and study plan

neck stabilization exercise (nse)

Other

neck stabilization exercise (nse)- exercise

NSE + HOT PACK THERAPY

Other

NSE + HOT PACK THERAPY- exercise plus heat therapy

NSE + infrared therapy

Other

NSE + infrared therapy- exercise plus heat therapy

NSE + ultrasound therapy

Other

NSE + ultrasound therapy exercise plus heat therapy

Primary outcomes

  1. change from baseline VAS (visual analog scale) at 6th and 12th week

    Time frame: up to 12 weeks

    The patients were asked to make an assesment of their pain level between 0 and 10 scale

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline quality of life (short form 36) at 6th and 12th week

    Time frame: up to 12 weeks

    The physical and mental health summary scores were the primary components used. Scoring is on a scale of 0 to 100 and a higher score reflects better health-related quality of life.

  2. Change from baseline shoulder range of motion (ROM) at 6th and 12th week

    Time frame: up to 12 weeks

    The patients' joint range of motion will be measured with a goniometer.

  3. Change from baseline Beck depression inventory (BDI) at 6th and 12th week

    Time frame: up to 12 weeks

    A total Beck score (0-63) is obtained by giving each question a score of 0-3 in the survey. 17 is considered the threshold value for the degree of depression.

  4. Change from baseline neck disability index (NDI) at 6th and 12th week

    Time frame: up to 12 weeks

    Patient-completed, condition-specific functional status questionnaire with 10 items including pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation.

    The NDI has sufficient support and usefulness to retain its current status as the most commonly used self-report measure for neck pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hilal Yeşil

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of Heat Therapies on Pain, Functional Status, Range of Motion, and Disability in Patients With Neck Pain

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Mar 16, 2023
Registry last updated
Mar 16, 2023

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