The Effectiveness of a Mechanical Manual Therapy Device in the Treatment of Neck Pain

University of Florida

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Pulstar Multiple Impulse Therapy; Other: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01168986

340-2009 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is comparing the effectiveness of a mechanical manual therapy device to a specific exercise to no treatment in individuals experiencing neck pain. We are interested in the effects of the interventions on neck pain, disability related to neck pain, and pain sensitivity.

Enrollment: 62 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• currently experiencing neck pain which does not extend below the elbow
• pain at least 4/10 over the past 24 hours
• appropriate for conservative management of neck pain
• english speaking

Exclusion criteria

• surgery to the neck within the past 6 months
• systemic problem know to affect sensation
• other chronic pain condition other than neck pain
• neck pain as the result of trauma such as whiplash
• neck pain as the result of a fracture

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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62 participants in 3 patient groups

Pulstar Multiple Impulse Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Use of the PulStar Multiple Impulse Therapy (Sense Technology). A mechanical manual therapy device.

Treatment:

Other: Pulstar Multiple Impulse Therapy

Exercise

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants perform an exercise to strengthen the deep neck flexors

Treatment:

Other: Exercise

No intervention

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants receive/perform no intervention