Analgesic Current Therapies for Chronic Neck Pain

Hilal Yeşil

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: TENS; Other: IFC; Other: Neck stabilization exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03121859

2017-SHHY

Details and patient eligibility

About

Does the use of analgesic current therapies increase the effectiveness of neck stabilization exercises for improving pain, disability, mood, and quality of life in chronic neck pain? a randomized, controlled, single-blind study

Full description

Analgesic therapies; such as interferential current (IFC) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) have been applied solo or combined with exercise for management of neck pain (NP), however, the efficacy of these combinations are unclear. In this study, our objective were to determine if TENS or IFC increase the effectiveness of neck stabilization exercises on pain, disability, mood, and quality of life for chronic NP. 81 patients with chronic NP were included in the study. Patients were randomly assigned into 3 groups; Group I: neck stabilization exercise, Group II: TENS+ neck stabilization exercise and Group III: IFC+ neck stabilization exercise. Patients' pain levels (visual analogue scale (VAS)), quality of life (short form- 36), mood (Beck depression inventory (BDI)), levels of disability (Neck Pain and Disability Index) and the need for analgesics were evaluated prior to treatment, at 6th and 12th week follow-up. All participants had group exercise accompanied by a physiotherapist for 3 weeks and an additional 3 weeks of home exercise program.

Enrollment: 81 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both genders between 20-50 years, had chronic neck pain

Exclusion Criteria: Having disc hernia that causes neurological deficit

• Having malignity,
• Having neck pain secondary neurological or vascular disease.
• Pregnancy
• Having psychiatric disease
• Having arthritic disease
• Having any contraindication for electrotherapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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81 participants in 3 patient groups

Neck stabilization exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

The patients who had only neck stabilization exercise

Treatment:

Other: Neck stabilization exercise

TENS+ neck stabilization exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

The patients who had both TENS and neck stabilization exercise

Treatment:

Other: TENS

Other: Neck stabilization exercise

IFC+ neck stabilization exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

The patients who had both interferential current therapy and neck stabilization exercise

Treatment:

Other: IFC

Other: Neck stabilization exercise