Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aimed to test the efficacy of five Alexander Technique lessons compared to the same period of heat pad application and guided imagery in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain.
Detailed description
see above
Interventions
Sponsors
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* chronic non-specific neck pain * at least 3 months * 40mm pain intensity on visual analog scale
Exclusion criteria
* neck pain as consequence of disc protrusion or prolapse, whiplash, congenital deformity of the spine, spinal stenosis, neoplasm, inflammatory rheumatic disease, neurological disorder, * active oncologic disease * affective disorder * addiction * psychosis. * pregnancy * invasive treatment of the spine within the previous three weeks * spinal surgery * previous experiences in Alexander Technique * ongoing application for disability pension * simultaneous participation in other clinical trials on neck pain
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| neck pain intensity | 5 weeks | neck pain intensity measured on a 100mm visual analog scales 1. comparison Alexander technique vs. heat pad 2. comparison Alexander technique vs. guided imagery |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain on motion | 5 weeks | pain on motion (movement of head in different directions) measured by the POM (Lauche, 2014, pain medicine) |
| Medication | 5 weeks | weekly dose of medication calculated as the defined daily dose according to WHO |
| quality of life | 5 weeks | quality of life measured by the SF-36 questionnaire |
| satisfaction | 5 weeks | satisfaction measured on a visual analog scale and via questions like would you consider using it again or would you recommend it |
| safety | 5 weeks | any adverse event during the study period |
| functional disability | 5 weeks | measured by the neck disability index (NDI) |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed