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NCT Number: NCT02051478

Thoracic Manipulation and Mobilization for Neck Pain

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial was to examine the widespread effects of thoracic spine thrust manipulation and thoracic non-thrust mobilization on pressure pain sensitivity and neck pain intensity in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

20 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Alcorcón, Madrid, 28922, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • mechanical idiopathic neck pain
  • bilateral pain symptoms
  • chronic pain (>3 months of duration)

Exclusion criteria

  • whiplash injury
  • previous spine surgery
  • diagnosis of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy
  • diagnosis of fibromyalgia
  • having undergone any physical therapy intervention in the previous year
  • pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

thoracic mobilization

Other

Patients will receive 20 seconds bouts of grade III-IV of central posterior-anterior (PA) non-thrust mobilization from T3 to T6 spinous process as described by Maitland et al for an overall intervention time of approximately 2 minutes

Thoracic manipulation

Other

A high-velocity, end range, anterior-posterior thrust applied through the elbows to the mid-thoracic spine will be applied

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Pressure pain thresholds

    Time frame: Change between baseline and 1o minutes immediate after the intervention

    The amount of pressure applied for the pressure sensation to first change to pain will be assessed with an electronic algometer (Somedic AB, Farsta, Sweden) over the C5-C6 zygapophyseal joint, second metacarpal and tibialis anterior muscle

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change in Neck pain intensity

    Time frame: Change between baseline and 1o minutes immediate after the intervention

    Participants will rate the intensity of their neck pain at rest on an 11-point numerical pain rate scale (NPRS, 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

Other

Registry information

Official study title

CHANGES IN PRESSURE PAIN SENSITIVITY AND NECK PAIN AFTER THORACIC THRUST MANIPULATION OR NON-THRUST MOBILIZATION IN PATIENTS WITH MECHANICAL NECK PAIN

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jan 31, 2014
Registry last updated
Jan 31, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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