The Effects of Spinal Mobilizations on Symptoms, Neck 3D Movement, Neck Muscle Electromyography and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in People With Neck Pain

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02826590

Enrollment

Registered

2016-07-11

Start date

2016-06-30

Completion date

2017-07-31

Last updated

2017-10-03

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Conditions

Neck Pain

Brief summary

This study investigates the effects of spinal mobilizations on symptoms, 3D movement of the neck, neck muscle electromyography and sympathetic nervous system activity in people with neck pain.

Interventions

OTHERNeck passive mobilizations

Passive mobilizations performed to the neck of the participant by a Physiotherapist

OTHERManual contact

Manual contact applied to the neck of the participant by a Physiotherapist

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Intermittent neck pain * That worsens or improves with certain neck movements or positions * Has not been caused by a blow, fall or accident

Exclusion criteria

* Cervicobrachialgia * Has been treated with or is awaiting neck surgery * Diagnosed with a particular inflammatory disease or spinal condition * Where treatment with cervical mobilizations is contraindicated

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in 3D neck movement assessed with a 10 camera Vicon system	Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention	—
Change in muscle activity assessed by neck muscle electromyography	Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention	—
Change in sympathetic nervous system activity assessed by measuring right hand finger temperature	Baseline for 2 minutes immediately before intervention, during intervention (15 minutes) and for 2 minutes immediately after intervention	Measurement unit: degrees celsius
Change in sympathetic nervous system activity assessed by measuring right hand finger galvanic response	Baseline for 2 minutes immediately before intervention, during intervention (15 minutes) and for 2 minutes immediately after intervention	Measurement unit: microsiemens
Global rating of change scale	Baseline and 10 minutes after intervention	—

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026