chronic non-specific neck pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:Eye Movement Exercise combined with Conventional Physical Therapy
Sponsors
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Participants with non-specific neck pain **without radicular symptoms** (no clear precipitating factor, and exclusion of other specific cervical diseases such as cervical fracture, spinal tuberculosis, cervical tumor, or cervical disc herniation with evident nerve-root or spinal-cord compression). (2) Adults aged 18–60 years, either sex. (3) No history of autonomic-nerve-function training within the previous 6 months. (4) Pain intensity > 3 on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Cognitive impairment or upper-motor-neuron lesions. (2) Conditions or medications known to alter heart-rate variability (daily use of analgesics, corticosteroids, ß-blockers, antidepressants, etc.). (3) Body-mass index > 30. (4) Severe cardiac or pulmonary disease, or any acute infectious disease. (5) Previous cervical-spine surgery. (6) Pain attributable to tumour, tuberculosis, fracture, or other specific pathology. (7) Pregnancy or unstable vital signs. (8) Chronic ocular disease. (9) Refusal to sign the informed-consent form.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analog scale (VAS); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| HRV test;Neck Disability Index(NDI) ;Cervical range of motion (ROM) measured by length;Anxiety (SAS) scale;Depression (SDS) scale;Electrical detection threshold;Electrical pain threshold;The eye blink and tracking accuracy; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLin Yang
West China Hospital, Sichuan University,China
Outcome results
None listed