Thermotherapy in Acute Nonspecific Neck Pain

Acibadem University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Neck Pain; Cold

Treatments: Other: Cold Pack; Other: Sham; Other: Hot Pack

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06507761

2024/9/340

Details and patient eligibility

About

Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal pain disorders secondary to low back pain. Medical and non-medical treatments such as physiotherapy are applied in its treatment. Patients with nonspecific neck pain (NBA) can be treated with various interventions such as drug therapy, manual therapy, heat and exercise. Although it is frequently used in clinical practice, there is no evidence that superficial thermotherapy (hot or cold) methods effectively relieve neck pain. Therefore, this study aims to compare the short-term effects of superficial hot or cold applications on pain, range of motion and functional status in patients with NBA.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being diagnosed with nonspecific neck pain by a doctor,
• To be between the ages of 18-65,
• Neck pain lasting for less than 1 month
• No previous neck or shoulder surgery,
• No shoulder pain due to any cause,
• A tumour or inflammatory disease underlying the neck pain not to be found,
• A clinically underlying stenosis or discogenic problem not to be present.
• Negative results from the following clinical examination tests;

Spurling test, Lhermitte test, Cervical distraction test, Adson test,

Exclusion criteria

• Not meeting the inclusion criteria,
• Positive neurological examination (positive motor presence, reflex or sensory abnormalities indicating spinal root compression) or abnormal neurological findings related to nerve compression in the upper limb
• Systemic rheumatological or metabolic diseases or cancer
• Refusal to participate in the study,
• Failure to complete treatment,
• Having any neurological problem
• Severe psychological illnesses

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 3 patient groups

Sham Group

Sham Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Sham

Hot Pack Group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Hot Pack

Cold Pack Group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Cold Pack