GPR vs Manual PT for Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT01947231
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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)
Effective treatment for nonspecific chronic neck pain is a clinical challenge. Patients will be randomized into two groups to compare the outcomes of Global Postural Re-education (GPR) with standard manual physical therapy on with respect to pain, function, kinesiophobia, range of motion, perceived effect, and satisfaction.
Study details
- Official title
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Global Postural Re-education vs. Standard Manual Physical Therapy for Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain With Cross-over
- Conditions
- Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain
- Interventions
- Other: Global Postural Re-education
- Other: Standard manual physical therapy
- Sponsor
- University of Bologna
- Start date
- 2013-09
- Primary completion
- 2014-11
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Italy
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: -nonspecific neck pain lasting at least 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * acute or subacute cervical pain * specific or known cause of pain * central or peripheral neurological signs * systemic pathology * rheumatologic pathology * neuromuscular pathology * cognitive impairment * surgical intervention in the last 6 months prior to study * physical therapy treatment in the last 6 months prior to study
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01947231