Effect of shoulder and neck exercises on improving neck disability of middle-aged and older adults with chronic neck pain.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN51622393

Enrollment

Registered

2019-01-10

Start date

2015-12-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-02-11

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Conditions

Chronic neck pain Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

All participants attended physical therapy for 6 weeks. The therapy was composed of interferential current therapy (a type of electrical stimulation therapy) for 15 minutes, intermittent cervical trac

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 45 years or older 2. Have experienced neck pain for more than 3 months 3. Neck pain exceeding 30 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged younger than 45 years 2. History of spine surgery 3. Major cardiovascular diseases 4. Rheumatoid arthritis 5. Pregnancy 6. Shoulder impingement syndrome 7. Spinal tumor 8 Participated in a neck exercise program in past 12 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS) before and after the 6-week intervention.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Neck disability measured using a neck disability index (NDI) before and after the 6-week intervention. 2. Neck flexibility measured using cervical range of motion (CROM) instrument (CROM Deluxe, Performance Attainment Associates, Lindstrom, MN) before and after the 6-week intervention. The participants were seated on a chair with back support and were asked to perform the maximum angles of flexion, extension, and side bending and rotation until they felt pain. In each direction, the mean CROM derived from the 3 angles was obtained.	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Neck disability measured using a neck disability index (NDI) before and after the 6-week intervention. 2. Neck flexibility measured using cervical range of motion (CROM) instrument (CROM Deluxe, Performance Attainment Associates, Lindstrom, MN) before and after the 6-week intervention. The participants were seated on a chair with back support and were asked to perform the maximum angles of flexion, extension, and side bending and rotation until they felt pain. In each direction, the mean CROM derived from the 3 angles was obtained.

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Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

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