Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain
Conditions
Interventions
conducted three times per week, approximately 30 minutes per session, for 24 weeks.
Telerehabilitation-Based Exercise Group:Home-based standardized training identical to the outpatient program, delivered through a telerehabilitation application with exercise demonstrations, reminders
performed three times per week, approximately 30 minutes per session, for 24 weeks.
Sponsors
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: 18–60 years. 2. Condition: chronic nonspecific neck pain for =3 months. 3. Baseline thresholds: NDI =15/50 and NPRS (24-hour or 7-day average) =3/10. 4. Medical clearance: deemed clinically safe to participate in exercise-based rehabilitation. 5. Digital access: able to use a smartphone and willing to use/learn the study app;
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Surgery/trauma: prior cervical spine surgery; major cervical trauma or radiologic instability within 12 months. 2. Surgical/red-flag indications: progressive neurologic deficit or myelopathy; severe canal stenosis or lesions requiring surgery; active infection, tumor, or acute instability. 3. Structural/inflammatory disorders: inflammatory spondyloarthropathy; moderate–severe congenital/acquired deformity; symptomatic neural compression. 4. Serious systemic/psychiatric conditions: uncontrolled major organ disease; severe psychiatric illness or cognitive impairment compromising adherence. 5. Pregnancy or lactation. 6. Recent confounding care: initiation or substantial modification of cervical-related rehabilitation/physical therapy or interventional analgesia within 4–6 weeks before enrollment. 7. Other: interventional trial participation within 3 months; communication/device limitations or anticipated poor adherence precluding assessments or app use.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neck Disability Index, NDI; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numeric Pain Rating Scale, NPRS;EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level Questionnaire, EQ-5D-5L;Cervical Range of Motion, ROM; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCai Siyi
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Outcome results
None listed