Effectiveness of a Training Protocol With the Cervical Device in Subjects With Deep Cervical Muscle Strength Deficit.

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cervical Disability; Muscle Weakness

Treatments: Other: Training protocol with the device cervical for treatment (CDAT); Other: Conventional training protocol

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05288712

C.P. - C.I. PI21/357

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical results produced by a training protocol with the new device for cervical treatment (CDAT) and the conventional training protocol (CT) versus a control group (C) in subjects with cervical deep muscle strength deficit and mild neck disability.

Full description

Cervical pain is in many cases a decrease in the quality of life.The cervical spine is the most mobile region of the spine which also must be strong enough in order to support the weight of the skull. Deficits in deep cervical muscle strength are related to different clinical conditions: cervicogenic dizziness, cervical radiculopathy, cervical mechanical-chronic, cervical pain and cervical instability. Training protocols can help to improve pain, cervical function, posture and cross-sectional area. However, there are no training protocols in subjects with mild disability and strength deficit of the deep cervical muscle, including deep neck extensor and flexor muscles. The cervical device treatment (CDAT) allows us to train the cervical flexor and extensor muscle in a simple and comfortable way.

Enrollment: 105 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Deep flexor strength deficit in craniocervical flexion test.
• Deep extensor strength deficit in neck extensor muscle endurance test.
• ≤ 14 score in Neck disability Index.

Exclusion criteria

• Have received cervical treatment during the last six month, presented any red flag, neurological or cognitive impairment (inability to understand the questionnaires or examination).
• Have received cervical manual therapy treatment during the last six month.
• A history of cervical trauma or surgery during the last year.
• Chronic neck pain occurring during the last six months (intensity, visual analogue scale >3/10, frequency > 2 days/week, duration >3 hours/day).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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105 participants in 3 patient groups

Experimental: Training protocol with the cervical device for treatment (CDAT).

Experimental group

Description:

Endurance and stabilization training program of deep cervical flexors with the cervical device for treatment. Endurance and stabilization training program of deep cervical extensors with the cervical device for treatment.

Treatment:

Other: Training protocol with the device cervical for treatment (CDAT)

Conventional training protocol:

Active Comparator group

Description:

Endurance and stabilization training program of deep cervical flexors with conventional protocol. Endurance and stabilization training program of deep cervical extensors with conventional protocol.

Treatment:

Other: Conventional training protocol

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Subject continues with activities of daily living. Does not receive deep cervical muscle training.