Effect of Neck Strength Training on Health-related Quality of Life in Females With Neck Pain

Effect of Neck Strength Training on Health-related Quality of Life in Females With Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled 1-year Follow-up Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01057836

Enrollment

180

Registered

2010-01-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2010-01-27

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Conditions

Neck Pain

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether intensive one-year neck strength training can enhance health related quality of life in females with chronic neck pain.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALNeck endurance training

BEHAVIORALStretching

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

25 Years to 53 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* female * aged 25 to 53 years * office worker * permanently employed * motivated to continue working * motivated for rehabilitation * constant or frequently occurring neck pain for more than 6 months

Exclusion criteria

* severe disorders of the cervical spine * disk prolapse * spinal stenosis * postoperative conditions in the neck and shoulder areas * history of severe trauma * instability * spasmodic torticollis * frequent migraine * peripheral nerve entrapment * fibromyalgia * shoulder diseases (tendonitis, bursitis, capsulitis) * inflammatory rheumatic diseases * severe psychiatric illness and other diseases that prevent physical loading * pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
15 Dimensional instrument	—

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 31, 2026