Exercise and Pain Neuroscience Education for Patients With Neck Pain: Impact on Pain and Disability

Aveiro University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Pain neuroscience education (PNE) and suspension exercise; Other: Pain neuroscience education (PNE) and traditional exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03667209

21/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will compare the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education and neck/shoulder traditional exercises versus pain neuroscience education and neck/shoulder suspension training exercises for patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain (CINP).

Full description

The investigators anticipate that 66 patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain will be randomized to receive pain neuroscience education and shoulder/neck traditional exercises (n=33) or pain neuroscience education and shoulder/neck suspension exercises (n=33). Data on pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale), pain disability, neck flexor and extensor muscles endurance, scapulae stabilizers endurance, pain catastrophizing (Pain catastrophizing Scale), trait and state anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and knowledge of pain neurophysiology (Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire) will be collected. Measurements will be taken before, after the intervention and at 3 months follow up.

Statistical analysis will be performed using a mixed-methods ANOVA.

Enrollment: 66 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of chronic idiopathic neck pain.

Exclusion criteria

• Cervical radiculopathy
• Neck fractures
• Tumors
• Rheumatological disorders
• Any other serious cause of neck pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

Traditional exercise and pain neuroscience education

Experimental group

Description:

Will include exercises of the neck and scapular regions using traditional methods and pain neuroscience education

Treatment:

Other: Pain neuroscience education (PNE) and traditional exercise

Suspension exercise and pain neuroscience education

Active Comparator group

Description:

Will include suspension exercises of the neck and scapular regions using traditional methods and pain education.

Treatment:

Other: Pain neuroscience education (PNE) and suspension exercise