Cervical Sensorimotor Control Training in Chronic Neck Pain

Riphah International University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Conventional Exercises; Other: Cervical sensorimotor control training exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03933267

RiphahIU Aruba Iram

Details and patient eligibility

About

Impaired cervical joint position sense is associated with neck pain. This study will determine the effects of sensorimotor control training exercises on cervical joint position, pain, ROM and function in nonspecific chronic neck pain. There will be two groups ; experimental and control. Half of study group will receive cervical sensorimotor control training exercises and half of study group will receive conventional physiotherapy protocol.

Full description

The study is Randomized Control Trail , which is being conducted in physical therapy Out patient department of Pakistan Railway hospital (April 2019-July 2019) . Sample size of 18 individual was calculated using Epitool with 95% confidence interval (CI), and power 80%. Individual will be screened out according to inclusion criteria. Individuals will be allocated randomly into two groups , 9 in cervical Sensori-motor training group and 9 in conventional physiotherapy protocol group by sealed envelope method.

Both groups will receive conventional physiotherapy protocol (hot pack, stretching exercises and strengthening exercises) for neck pain in common and the experimental group will receive cervical sensorimotor control training in addition to conventional protocol.

Assessment will be done on baseline and 6th week.

Data will be analysed on SPSS version 21.

Enrollment: 28 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age between 20 to 50 years
• Non specific neck pain
• Insidious neck pain for at least 3 month
• Average pain intensity over the past week >4 on Numeric Pain Rating Scale(NPRS)

Exclusion criteria

• Previous history of neck and head trauma or surgery
• Inflammatory joint disease
• Systemic conditions
• Cognitive impairment
• Taking four or more medications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Group I

Experimental group

Description:

This group of participant will receive Cervical sensorimotor control training exercises. In addition to it conventional physical therapy protocol will be given.

Treatment:

Other: Cervical sensorimotor control training exercises

Group II Control

Active Comparator group

Description:

this group of participant will receive Conventional physical therapy protocol.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional Exercises