Neck Motion and Motor Control in Chronic Neck Pain and Associations With Clinical Symptoms

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01778036

Enrollment

Registered

2013-01-29

Start date

2013-01-31

Completion date

2014-08-31

Last updated

2017-03-27

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Conditions

Neck Pain

Keywords

Neck movement, motor control, disability, psychological variables, Head Movements, Physical therapy, Fear avoidance, Self Efficacy, Catastrophizing, Fly test, Postural sway

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this study is to investigate if there is altered motor control of head and neck in chronic neck pain patients compared with healthy persons. In addition, associations between neck pain, motor control, disability and function, and clinical symptoms will be studied in patients following physiotherapy treatment in primary health care.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 67 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Idiopathic neck pain with duration \>2 weeks * Normal or corrected vision * Pain at or above 3 on Numeric Rating Scale, with low pain defined as 3-4 and high pain as 5 or higher.

Exclusion criteria

* Systemic or diagnosed chronic disease, including diabetes, stroke and neurological diseases, that may influence motor control and neck pain or ability to perform tests * positive spurling test for neurological radiating arm pain * pregnancy * whiplash * insufficient comprehension of Norwegian language

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Conjunct motion	up to 8 weeks	Describes the movement stiffness in active movements of the neck. Conjunct motion is movement in the two associated movement planes to the primary plane. For example,the amount of rotation and lateral flexion during neck flexion and extension. Measured by 3D Liberty device and with degrees as unit of measure.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
head motion smoothness	up to 8 weeks	Measured by a 3D Liberty device and with velocity(degrees/s)as unit of measure
reposition accuracy	up to 8 weeks	Measured by 3D Liberty device and with degrees as unit of measure
postural sway.	up to 8 weeks	Measured by 3D Liberty device and trunk sway as a unit of measure
pain	up to 24 weeks	a numerical pain rating scale will be used to measure neck pain.
Head motion accuracy	up to 8 weeks	Head motion accuracy will be measured by a 3D Liberty device and centimeter will be used as a unit of measure
Head stabilization	up to 8 weeks	Measured by 3D Liberty device and with velocity (degrees/second) as unit of measure

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Neck disability and function	up to 24 weeks	Neck Disability Index and patient specific functional scale(Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, Pain Catastrophizing Scale and Pain Self Efficacy Scale)

Countries

Norway

Outcome results