Effectiveness of Two Exercise Programs on the Neck.

Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

Status: Completed

Conditions: Subjects With Deep Cervical Muscle Strength Deficit

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

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05331482

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

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical results in lower cervical range of motion, size deep muscles, endurance, craniovertebral angle and cervical propioception 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.

Full description

Neck pain is one of the major public health problems, which has a great impact on people's lives, with high prevalence and recurrence rate. Cervical vertebral column is heavily dependent on the muscles for its physical support and activities. There are increasing evidences to support that cervical muscles may impair in patients with neck disorders. Training protocols can help to improve pain, cervical function, posture and cross-sectional area. However, there are no training protocols in subjects with strength deficit of deep cervical muscles, 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: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Deep flexor strength deficit in craniocervical flexion test.
• Deep extensor strength deficit in neck extensor muscle endurance.
• ≤ 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

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

Experimental group

Description:

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

Treatment:

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

Conventional training protocol-

Active Comparator group

Description:

Endurance training program of deep cervical flexors and deep cervical extensors with the 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.