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Effectiveness of pillow on neck pain and quality of life

Effect of different pillow types on sleep quality and disability in patients with cervical spondylosis - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/04/065295
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-04-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M478- Other spondylosis

Interventions

Intervention1: Contoured Cervical Pillow and Physiotherapy Treatment: Advice to use a Contour Cervical Pillow. Physiotherapy Treatment: 1.Thermal dose (MHP) for 15min 2.Suboccipital Base Release for

Sponsors

Swarup Ghosh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age 30-60 years (2) Both males and females ; BMI 18.5 – 24.9 kg/m2 (3) Individuals with regular waking cervical symptoms (headache, cervical pain and/or stiffness, shoulder or scapular pain) (4) Confirmed radiologic evidence of cervical spine degeneration which includes anterior osteophyte formation, intervertebral disc height narrowing and/or vertebral end plate sclerosis. (5) Score of = 3 on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) (6) Score of = 20% on Neck Disability Index (NDI) Questionnaire (7) Score of = 5 on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PQSI) Questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Primary or Secondary Spinal canal stenosis (2) History of recent cervical or cervicothoracic spine trauma, fracture or surgery in the last 6 months. (3) Presence of any health condition (mental, emotional or physical) which regularly affected sleep quality (4) Patients who received physical therapy or manipulation because of neck pain in the past 3 months, or used a cervical pillow (5) Patients undertaking any sleep medications currently

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 2. Neck Disability Index (NDI)Timepoint: At baseline and after intervention (after 4 weeks)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) 2. Goniometry for Cervical range of motionTimepoint: At baseline and after intervention (after 4 weeks)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSwarup Ghosh

Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation

manu.goyal@mmumullana.org8307715320

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026