Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in Patients With Neck Pain.
CompletedNot applicableNCT00713843
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
Background of the study: Manual Therapy applied to patients with non-specific neck pain has been investigated several times, both internationally and nationally. In the Netherlands different types of manual therapy treatment exist. Manual Therapy, as practiced under the Utrecht School, has not been subject of a randomized controlled trial. There is a need to evaluate the effectiveness of this type of manual therapy. Objective of the study: This trial will investigate the effectiveness of Manual Therapy in the short and long-term up to 52 weeks in patient with (sub) acute (minimal two weeks) and chronic (maximum 52 weeks) since last episode of neck pain. Functional state, pain and global perceived effect are the outcome variables. Study design: The study is a single blind randomized controlled trial. Study population: Men and women aged 18 to 70 years old with neck pain for at least two weeks. Intervention: The experimental group will be treated with manual therapy for a period of six weeks. The control group will be treated with physical therapy (usual care) also for a period of six weeks. Primary study parameters / outcome of the study: Global Perceived Effect (GPE) and the Neck disability index (NDI-DV ) will be applied. Secondary study parameters / outcome of the study: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain and SF36 (Quality of life). The Multidimensional Health Locus of Control(MHLC ), Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire, Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ-DLV) will also be measured.
Study details
- Official title
- Effectiveness of Manual Therapy and Physical Therapy in Patients With Subacute and Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain. A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Manual Therapy Utrecht
- Other: Physical Therapy
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
- Start date
- 2008-09
- Primary completion
- 2013-05
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 70 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Netherlands
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with at least two weeks of neck pain * Last episode starts at a maximum of one year ago * Age between 18 and 70 years * Patient is willing to undergo the treatment * Neck pain is mechanical and can be provocated by movements or postures of the neck * Neck pain is the main problem to treat * Neck pain may also give pain in the upper arm or cervicogenic headaches Exclusion Criteria: * Appearance of "red flags" * Cervical surgery in the past * Pregnancy * Whiplash trauma * Health conditions with may disturb the treatment or makes it impossible to undergo the treatment. * Not enough understanding of the Dutch questionnaires * Undergoing treatments like physical therapy, manual therapy, osteopathy, chiropraxis, acupuncture, other types of exercise therapy during the last three months
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00713843