Effects of Thermotherapy on Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT01304368
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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)
Chronic neck pain is a common worldwide problem. In the majority of cases, patients are treated by medication, referral to a physiotherapist or thermotherapy. Thermotherapy - the therapeutic application of topical heat - provides an easy to apply self-help strategy in patients with chronic neck pain. However, despite the frequent use in clinical practice, there is no research regarding this topic yet. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether thermotherapy self-treatment for chronic neck pain induces changes in perceived pain intensity and in sensory processing.
Study details
- Official title
- Randomized Controlled Pilot Study: Effects of a Heat Pad Application in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Procedure: Thermotherapy
- Sponsor
- Universität Duisburg-Essen
- Start date
- 2009-08
- Primary completion
- 2010-08
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Germany
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * non-specific neck pain the last 3 months * mean pain intensity of at least 4 on a 10-level numerical rating scale with "0" meaning "no pain" and "10" meaning "worst pain imaginable" Exclusion Criteria: * radicular symptoms * congenital spine deformity * skin diseases in the painful area to be treated * pregnancy * insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus * rheumatic diseases * oncologic diseases * steroid medication * anticoagulation medication * recent invasive or surgical treatment of the spine
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01304368