Cervical Syndrome
Conditions
Keywords
Neck Pain, Physical Therapy Modalities, Manual Therapy, massage, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Brief summary
This study aim to investigate the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for improving pressure pain thresholds (PPTs), range of motion,Neck Disability Index, the multidimensional health related quality of life (SF-12) and the multidimensional health related quality of life and pain in patients with mechanical neck pain (NP).
Detailed description
Fifty-four participants with NP will randomly allocated to either an Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (ten sessions) or transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) (ten sessions) during two weeks. . Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Neck Disability Index ( NDI), range of motion and (CROM), Questionnaire SF-12 and PPTs in sub-occipital and upper trapezius muscles were measured at baseline, at the end of treatment and at 1 month follow-up. T-tests and a repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance (RM-MANOVA) were used for VAS, CROM and PPTs, respectively.
Interventions
The intervention for this group consisted of 10 sessions with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for a month.
PROCEDUREConventional physiotherapy treatment.
The intervention for this group consisted of 10 sessions with Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for a month.
Sponsors
University of Cadiz
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Masking description
Blind researcher
Intervention model description
RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL WITH BLIND EVALUATION BY THIRD PARTIES, LONGITUDINAL AND PROSPECTIVE.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients of both sexes, * Aged between 18 and 60 years, in an * Active state of pain and diagnosed with a month of evolution.
Exclusion criteria
\- Patients who are pregnant, have pacemaker and those Surgically operated cervical spine - Patients who have been treated with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation a month earlier.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The intensity of cervical pain | Baseline | A 10-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS; 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) will be used to assess the patients' current level of cervical pain, and the worst and lowest level of pain experienced in the preceding week in the cervical area. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The intensity of cervical pain | Four weeks | A 10-point Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS; 0: no pain, 10: maximum pain) will be used to assess the patients' current level of cervical pain, and the worst and lowest level of pain experienced in the preceding week in the cervical area. |
| Active cervical range of motion | Baseline,four weeks and Twelve weeks. | Measured by goniometer type crom |
| Pressure pain thresholds in cervical trigger points | Baseline,four weeks and Twelve weeks. | Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) will be measured with a pressure algometer (Baseline, |
| Neck Disability Index (NDI). | Baseline,four weeks and Twelve weeks. | Questionnaire Neck Disability Index (NDI). |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed