Preliminary Neck Classification Study

St. Ambrose University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Procedure: physical therapy and Neck Pain Classification

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02850549

StAmbroseU2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to assess if pain and function in patients with neck pain is less when physical therapists use a classification system.

Full description

The purpose of this study was to prospectively assess pain and function scores in patients with neck pain, with therapists specifically trained to implement a treatment based classification and matched interventions system. This study consisted of two phases to determine whether implementing a classification changed patient outcomes. In phase one, baseline data was obtained while physical therapists continued with their current neck pain evaluation and intervention approaches. The second phase involved educating the therapists in the neck classification system with the matched interventions. Pain and function outcomes were analyzed for 2 phases. The overall goal was to prospectively determine if the implementation of this classification system with matched interventions could enhance patient outcomes.

Enrollment: 17 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Licensed physical therapists
• Treat patients with neck pain on a regular basis

Exclusion criteria

• Do not utilize interventions included in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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17 participants in 1 patient group

physical therapy

Other group

Description:

Physical Therapy intervention provided by therapists in phase one without training in following a neck classification system and in phase two after being trained to follow a neck pain classification system.

Treatment:

Other: Procedure: physical therapy and Neck Pain Classification