Effect of Neck Strength Training on Health-related Quality of Life in Females With Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT01057836
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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)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether intensive one-year neck strength training can enhance health related quality of life in females with chronic neck pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Effect of Neck Strength Training on Health-related Quality of Life in Females With Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled 1-year Follow-up Study
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Neck endurance training
- Behavioral: Stretching
- Sponsor
- Jyväskylä Central Hospital
- Sex
- Female
- Age range
- from 25 Years to 53 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Finland
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * female * aged 25 to 53 years * office worker * permanently employed * motivated to continue working * motivated for rehabilitation * constant or frequently occurring neck pain for more than 6 months Exclusion Criteria: * severe disorders of the cervical spine * disk prolapse * spinal stenosis * postoperative conditions in the neck and shoulder areas * history of severe trauma * instability * spasmodic torticollis * frequent migraine * peripheral nerve entrapment * fibromyalgia * shoulder diseases (tendonitis, bursitis, capsulitis) * inflammatory rheumatic diseases * severe psychiatric illness and other diseases that prevent physical loading * pregnancy
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01057836