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Investigation of the Effectiveness of Manual Therapy Plus Cervical Stabilization Exercise in Chronic Neck Pain

CompletedNot applicableNCT04420403
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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)

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of manual therapy plus cervical stabilization exercise compared to manual therapy alone on balance, proprioception, and neck muscle morphology in chronic neck pain.

Study details

Official title
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Manual Therapy Plus Cervical Stabilization Exercise on Balance, Proprioception, and Neck Muscle Morphology in Chronic Neck Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsor
Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
Start date
2020-05-20
Primary completion
2021-06-01
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 55 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * 20 to 55 years of age, * Having generalized neck pain for more than 3 months, * Being volunteer Exclusion Criteria: * Being pregnant, * Malignancy, * Having cervical stenosis, * Severe cervical spondylosis, * Cervical fractures and tumor, * Osteoporosis, * Positive vertebrobasilar test * Positive Babinski reflex * Neurologic deficit related to compression of the spinal root or cord, * Having neurologic, dermatologic, infectious, inflammatory rheumatologic and endocrine diseases, * Being an inability to fulfill the questionnaires, * Any problems that will hinder exercise (advanced cardiopulmonary or orthopedic problems), having intervention including exercise program or physiotherapy in the 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/NCT04420403