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Studying How Mental Practice Affects Neck Awareness, Movement Confidence, and Daily Function in Women with Long-Term Neck Pain

Impact of Motor Imagery Intervention on Cervical Proprioceptive Accuracy and Kinesiophobia and Disability in Females with Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/086842
Enrollment
75
Registered
2025-05-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-05-26

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M259- Joint disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Motor Imagery Exercises: The three phases of the motor imagery intervention will be implemented one after the other, in order, for 6 weeks: a) kinesthetic imagery (first and the secon
b) internal visual imagery (third and fourth weeks)
and c) external visual imagery along with laterality discrimination (fifth and sixth week). The motor imagery training will be given for a maximum of 25 min, 3 days a week for 6 weeks. Control Interve

Sponsors

Jamia Hamdard
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Female subjects aged between 30 to 50 years. 2.Diagnosed with non specific chronic neck pain for more than three months. 3.Chronic neck pain having not less than 3 cms on Visual Analogue Scale causing pain, impairment of function and physical disability.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Subjects with a diagnosed cervical radiculopathy or any nerve root involvement. 2.Subjects with a history of osteoporosis 3.Subjects having undergone neck surgery during the past twelve months. 4.Subjects with uncontrolled diabetes with and without peripheral neuropathy. 5.Subjects with diagnosed visual, vestibular & balance impairments. 6.Recent history of injury or trauma to the upper limb. 7.Subjects having any drug abuse.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Neck Pain, Head Repositioning Accuracy, KinesiophobiaTimepoint: Baseline, After 4 weeks and after 6 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Neck Disability IndexTimepoint: Baseline, After 4 weeks and after 6 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactZuheb Ahmed Siddiqui

Jamia Hamdard

zuhebahmedsiddiqui@jamiahamdard.ac.in9810744297

Outcome results

None listed

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