Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program in Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT03979287
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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)
Objectives: To analyze the number of sessions needed to achieve a positive impact after combining interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise, compared with therapeutic exercise alone, on self-reported pain, disability and range of motion in subjects with chronic neck pain. Design: A randomized, single-blind, controlled trial. Subjects: Patients between 18 and 65 years old, with idiopathic chronic neck pain. Methods: The experimental group who will perform a combined treatment using Interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise for two weeks. The control group will receive the same program of therapeutic exercise during the same period of time.
Study details
- Official title
- Efficacy of a Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program in Subjects With Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program
- Other: Therapeutic Exercise Program
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
- Start date
- 2019-07-13
- Primary completion
- 2019-10-25
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Spain
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Nonspecific mechanical neck pain (chronic neck pain diagnosed by a physician) * Age between 18 and 65 years old * Both males and females * Non apprehension to electrotherapy (determined by the Personal Psychological Apprehension scale- EAPP) * Self-reported pain higher than 2 in the 11-point Numeric Pain Rating Scale Exclusion Criteria: * Metallic implants in the vertebral column * Apprehension to electrotherapy (a score \>45 points in EAPP) * Cervicogenic headache * Cervicogenic Dizziness * Neck pain associated with neurological deficits * Unexplained fever * Cervical surgery associated to persistent pain * Specific diagnostics (cervical myelopathy, cervical stenosis, osteomyopathy) * Other diagnostics such as visceral pain referred to the neck or non-cervical cause. * Involvement in litigation * Manual treatment for the neck-shoulder area in the last month before data collection
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03979287