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GPR vs Manual PT for Chronic Neck Pain

U

University of Bologna

Status

Completed

Conditions

Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain

Treatments

Other: Standard manual physical therapy
Other: Global Postural Re-education

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01947231
2436/2013

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effective treatment for nonspecific chronic neck pain is a clinical challenge. Patients will be randomized into two groups to compare the outcomes of Global Postural Re-education (GPR) with standard manual physical therapy on with respect to pain, function, kinesiophobia, range of motion, perceived effect, and satisfaction.

Full description

These study will use two groups: one to receive GPR which is a systematic method of addressing musculoskeletal pain and related functional deficits and the other to receive "usual care" manual PT which will be individualized to the patient's condition. Usual care will include techniques commonly used in clinical practice selected by the physical therapist after initial examination. After nine weeks of treatment, baseline measures will be re-evaluated. After conclusion of the first phase of the study, patients who were randomized to the "usual care" group will cross-over and receive GPR.

Enrollment

100 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 80 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-nonspecific neck pain lasting at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

  • acute or subacute cervical pain
  • specific or known cause of pain
  • central or peripheral neurological signs
  • systemic pathology
  • rheumatologic pathology
  • neuromuscular pathology
  • cognitive impairment
  • surgical intervention in the last 6 months prior to study
  • physical therapy treatment in the last 6 months prior to study

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Crossover Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

100 participants in 2 patient groups

Global Postural Re-education
Experimental group
Description:
Global Postural Re-education is delivered in a single treatment session each week for nine weeks.
Treatment:
Other: Global Postural Re-education
Standard manual physical therapy
Active Comparator group
Description:
Standard manual physical therapy is delivered in a single treatment session each week for 9 weeks.
Treatment:
Other: Standard manual physical therapy

Trial contacts and locations

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