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NCT Number: NCT02789631

Relationship Between Musculoskeletal, Sensorimotor and Functional Factors and Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain

Several factors have been associated with neck pain. Controversy exists regarding the degree of association between some of these factors and neck pain. Information regarding the degree of association of each factor to neck pain is needed for effective prevention and appropriate treatment strategies. The aim of this study is to investigate the association among musculoskeletal, sensorimotor factors and functional disability and occurrence of chronic nonspecific neck pain.

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Key information

Age range

20 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences

Tehran, 1985713831, Iran

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • for subjects with neck pain: experiencing pain for at least 3 months in the last year, having pain score of 3 or more on visual analogue scale.
  • for healthy subjects: no history of neck pain

Exclusion criteria

  • history of cervical discopathy
  • any surgery on neck
  • traumatic neck injury
  • any congenital disorders

Treatment and study plan

Assessment

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. flexor and extensor cervical muscles holding time (second)

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. cervical, back, lowback, upper limbs, lower limbs muscles and trunk maximal contraction force against resistance (N)

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. head inclination angle, lumbar and thoracic angles in sagittal plane and thoracic angle in the coronal plane (degrees)

    Time frame: 2 years

  4. pelvic inclination in the sagittal and coronal planes (degrees)

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. cervical, back, low back, upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk range of motion in sagittal and coronal planes (degrees)

    Time frame: 2 years

  6. cervical re-positioning error (degrees)

    Time frame: 2 years

  7. the result of Dixhallpike test (positive or negative for vertigo and nystagmus)

    Time frame: 2 years

  8. neck disability questionnaire score

    Time frame: 2 years

  9. distance between T2 spinous process and spine of the scapula (cm)

    Time frame: 2 years

  10. the difference between chest circumference at xiphoid process, axillary and umbliqus levels in the inhalation and exhalation phases of respiration (cm)

    Time frame: 2 years

  11. the result of the Romberg test (seconds)

    Time frame: 2 years

  12. the result of the upper cervical flexion with rotation test (positive/negative)

    Time frame: 2 years

  13. the result of the Gaze test (positive/negative)

    Time frame: 2 years

  14. pain reproduction test by the algometer at 2.5 kg pressure level (positive/negative)

    Time frame: 2 years

  15. visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pearson correlation coefficient of the cervical muscles holding time with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  2. Pearson correlation coefficient of the cervical muscles holding time with neck disability index questionnaire score

    Time frame: 2 years

  3. Pearson correlation coefficient of cervical, back, lowback, upper limbs, lower limbs muscles and trunk maximal contraction force against resistance with neck disability index questionnaire score

    Time frame: 2 years

  4. Pearson correlation coefficient of cervical, back, lowback, upper limbs, lower limbs muscles and trunk maximal contraction force against resistance with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  5. Pearson correlation coefficient of head inclination angle, lumbar and thoracic angles in sagittal plane and thoracic angle in the coronal plane with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  6. Pearson correlation coefficient of head inclination angle, lumbar and thoracic angles in sagittal plane and thoracic angle in the coronal plane with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  7. Pearson correlation coefficient of pelvic inclination in the sagittal and coronal planes with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  8. Pearson correlation coefficient of pelvic inclination in the sagittal and coronal planes with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  9. Pearson correlation coefficient of cervical, back, low back, upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk range of motion in sagittal and coronal planes with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  10. Pearson correlation coefficient of cervical, back, low back, upper limbs, lower limbs and trunk range of motion in sagittal and coronal planes with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  11. Pearson correlation coefficient of the difference between chest circumference at xiphoid process, axillary and umbliqus levels in the inhalation and exhalation phases of respiration with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  12. Pearson correlation coefficient of the difference between chest circumference at xiphoid process, axillary and umbliqus levels in the inhalation and exhalation phases of respiration with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  13. Pearson correlation coefficient of distance between T2 spinous process and spine of the scapula with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  14. Pearson correlation coefficient of distance between T2 spinous process and spine of the scapula with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  15. Pearson correlation coefficient of cervical re-positioning error with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  16. Pearson correlation coefficient of cervical re-positioning error with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  17. Pearson correlation coefficient of Romberg test with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  18. Pearson correlation coefficient of Romberg test with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  19. Spearman correlation coefficient of pain reproduction test by the algometer at 2.5 kg pressure level with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  20. Spearman correlation coefficient of pain reproduction test by the algometer at 2.5 kg pressure level with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  21. Spearman correlation coefficient of the result of the upper cervical flexion with rotation test with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  22. Spearman correlation coefficient of the result of the upper cervical flexion with rotation test with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  23. Spearman correlation coefficient of the result of Dixhallpike test with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

  24. Spearman correlation coefficient of the result of Dixhallpike test with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  25. Spearman correlation coefficient of the result of Gaze test with neck disability index score

    Time frame: 2 years

  26. Spearman correlation coefficient of the result of Gaze test with visual analogue scale score

    Time frame: 2 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Science

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Jun 3, 2016
Registry last updated
May 8, 2017

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