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NCT Number: NCT06542302

The Effects of Cervical Sensorimotor Control Challenges on Gait Patterns, Cervical Sensorimotor Control During Dynamic Tasks

To investigate the influence of cervical SMC challenges during gait-related dynamic tasks on all task performance and symptoms in patients with CNP.

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Key information

Conditions

Neck Pain Gait Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sensorimotor Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

National Cheng Kung University

Tainan, Taiwan, 701

About this study

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the immediate effects of cervical sensorimotor challenges during gait-related dynamic tasks on all task performance and symptoms in patients with CNP .

The main question it aims to answer is:

Does adding sensorimotor challenges in chronic neck pain patient will affect balance and gait performance?

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy asymptomatic adults will not have any complaints of current pain and impairments of neuromusculoskeletal systems within the last 6 months.
  • For patients with CNP
  • Pain was unilateral or bilateral between the superior nuchal line and 1st thoracic vertebra
  • Neck pain persisting for 3 months and above
  • Average pain intensity of last pain episode was between 2 and 8 based on the numeric rating scale (NRS).

Exclusion criteria

◾For patients with CNP and healthy asymptomatic adults

  • Acute or the first onset of neck pain
  • Traumatic cause of pain
  • Previous fracture or surgery of the spine
  • Diagnosed cardiopulmonary diseases, for example, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary tuberculosis, asthma, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema
  • Diagnosed gastrointestinal and abdominal conditions which may interfere daily activities within the past 6 months
  • Medical conditions that may affect balance and study procedures (e.g. neurological diseases, vestibular disorders, malignant tumors)
  • Metabolic diseases such as anemia and diabetes
  • Smoking, plan to pregnant or in pregnancy
  • Psychological disorders (affect questionnaire responses)
  • Unable to walk independently
  • Corrected visual abnormalities or individuals unable to wear contact lenses for vision correction due to the potential interference of wearing VR head-mounted display with glasses.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Spatiotemporal parameter

    Time frame: One day

    Gait speed (meter/second)

  2. Spatiotemporal parameter

    Time frame: One day

    cadence (steps/minute)

  3. Spatiotemporal parameter

    Time frame: One day

    stride length (meter)

  4. Spatiotemporal parameter

    Time frame: One day

    stride duration (second)

  5. Spatiotemporal parameter

    Time frame: One day

    stance duration (second)

  6. Spatiotemporal parameter

    Time frame: One day

    swing duration (second)

  7. Spatiotemporal parameter

    Time frame: One day

    stance length (meter)

  8. Spatiotemporal parameter

    Time frame: One day

    swing length (meter)

  9. Spatiotemporal parameter

    Time frame: One day

    step width (meter)

  10. Head and Cervical Kinematics

    Time frame: One day

    Mean, range, maximum, and minimum of the angular displacements (degree)

  11. Head and Cervical Kinematics

    Time frame: One day

    Mean and peak angular velocity (m/s) and acceleration (m/^2)

  12. Lower Extremity Kinematics and Kinetics

    Time frame: One day

    Maximum, minimum, and range angular displacement (degree of joint angle)

  13. Lower Extremity Kinematics and Kinetics

    Time frame: One day

    Mean and peak angular velocity and acceleration (m/^2)

  14. Enter of Mass and Center of Pressure (COM-COP)

    Time frame: One day

    A 15-component link-segment model will be used to estimate the location of the total body COM. The center of pressure (COP) data will be derived from the outputs of the AMTI force platform.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Cheng Kung University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Science and Technology Council

Registry information

Official study title

Influence of Various Cervical Sensorimotor Control Challenges on Gait Patterns, Cervical Sensorimotor Control, and Dual-Task Performance During Dynamic Gait-related Tasks

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 7, 2024
Registry last updated
Apr 8, 2026

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