Effect of Auricular Vagus Stimulating in Non Specific Chronic Neck Pain

Okan University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Autonomic Nervous System; Neck Pain; Vagus

Treatments: Other: Consevative treatment; Other: Vagus stimulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05527366

008

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of our study is to compare the efects of conventional treatment and vagus nerve stimulation on pain, normal joint movement, disability and sleep in non-specific chronic neck pain.

36 patients aged between 18 and 65 years with non-specific neck pain participated in our randomly planned study. All these patients were divided into 2 groups. Demographic and physical characteristics of the patients were recorded. The first group was treated with auricular vagus nerve stimulation. Conservatire treatment that consists of hotpack, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and therapeutic ultrasound was applied to the second group. In addition to their treatment, some home exercises were given and tought. Pain was assessed with a visual analog scale (VAS). Muscle strength was evalvated with a digital hand dynamometer. Neck normal joınt motion was evaluated with goniometer clinometer which is a mobile phone application. While disability was mensured with the neck disability index, sleep quality was evalvated with the Pittsburg sleep questionnaire. All the measurements were recorded before the trearment and after the 15 session treatment.

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18-65 years old
• people with non-specific neck pain

Exclusion criteria

• Who has neurological problems,
• who has vision and hearing loss,
• who has a tumor and infection in the cervical region,
• who has undergone surgery related to the cervical region,
• who has had a cervical streroid injection in the last 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Group

Experimental group

Description:

Conservative treatment

Treatment:

Other: Vagus stimulation

Vagus Stimulation Group

Experimental group

Description:

Vagus Stimulation Group

Treatment:

Other: Consevative treatment