Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program in Chronic Neck Pain

University of Seville

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program; Other: Therapeutic Exercise Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03979287

IFC Therapy and Exercise

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objectives: To analyze the number of sessions needed to achieve a positive impact after combining interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise, compared with therapeutic exercise alone, on self-reported pain, disability and range of motion in subjects with chronic neck pain.

Design: A randomized, single-blind, controlled trial. Subjects: Patients between 18 and 65 years old, with idiopathic chronic neck pain.

Methods: The experimental group who will perform a combined treatment using Interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise for two weeks. The control group will receive the same program of therapeutic exercise during the same period of time.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Nonspecific mechanical neck pain (chronic neck pain diagnosed by a physician)
• Age between 18 and 65 years old
• Both males and females
• Non apprehension to electrotherapy (determined by the Personal Psychological Apprehension scale- EAPP)
• Self-reported pain higher than 2 in the 11-point Numeric Pain Rating Scale

Exclusion criteria

• Metallic implants in the vertebral column
• Apprehension to electrotherapy (a score >45 points in EAPP)
• Cervicogenic headache
• Cervicogenic Dizziness
• Neck pain associated with neurological deficits
• Unexplained fever
• Cervical surgery associated to persistent pain
• Specific diagnostics (cervical myelopathy, cervical stenosis, osteomyopathy)
• Other diagnostics such as visceral pain referred to the neck or non-cervical cause.
• Involvement in litigation
• Manual treatment for the neck-shoulder area in the last month before data collection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

IFC and Therapeutic Exercise Program

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will receive 10 sessions for two weeks. The duration of each session will be of approximately one hour. Participants will receive treatment with Interferential current therapy plus a program of therapeutic exercise focused on the neck region

Treatment:

Other: Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program

Therapeutic Exercise Program

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients will receive 10 sessions for two weeks. The duration of each session will be of approximately one hour.This group will only receive the same therapeutic exercise program.

Treatment:

Other: Therapeutic Exercise Program