None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients visiting the general practioner with non-specific new complaint or new episode of complaint of the neck (4 to 12 weeks). An episode of complaint is new if patients have not visited their GP for the same complaint the preceding 6 months. Age between 18 and 70 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients are excluded from the study if a fracture, malignancy, or rheumatoid arthritis casus the presented complaint.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. GPE; 2. global percieved effect; 3. NDI; 4. neck disability index. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. NRS; 2. Numerical Rating Scale; 3. kinesiofobe (TAMPA); 4. distress; 5. coping; 6. 4 DKL; 7. 4 Dimensional Symptom Questionnaire; 8. PCCL; 9. Pain Coping and Cognition List; 10. costs. | — |
Contacts
VU University Medical Center, EMGO-Institute, Van der Boechorststraat 7