Effects of 6-week Elastic-band Exercise Program on activation of the deep cervical flexor muscles in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR-IIR-16008668

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2016-06-19

Start date

2016-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-04-18

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Conditions

neck pain

Interventions

experimental group /control group:elastic-band

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients were included if 1) they had neck pain greater than 3 months duration; 2) Aged between 20-70 years; 3) their musculoskeletal pain (100mm visual analog scale) were greater than 30mm.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients were excluded if they had 1) neck pain caused by other pathological entities; 2) poor cardiovascular status; 3) pregnancy 4) rheumatoid arthritis; 5) previous surgery of the spine; 6) subacrominal impingement syndrome; 7) Participated in a neck exercise program in past 12 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
visual analongue scale;cranio-cervical flexion test;superficial neck muscle strength;neck disability index;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pressure pain threshold;hand grip strength;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index;cervical range of motion;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChang, Kwang Hwa

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Municipal Wanfang Hospital

chang2773@gmail.com+866 29307930

Outcome results

None listed

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