Effects of Exercise and Electrotherapy in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT04729881
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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)
In the treatment of neck pain, physiotherapy modalities such as ultrasound, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), hot packs and personalized exercise approaches are frequently used. In this planned study, the effects of TENS, ultrasound and a program of stretching, posture and strengthening exercises on pain intensity, functionality, fear of movement and single-task and double-task walking speed in individuals with chronic neck pain will be investigated. Participants will be evaluated initially and after four weeks.66 participants, who will be included in the study with more than 4 points from the neck disability questionnaire, will be randomly divided into 3 groups with 22 people in each group, regardless of the pain severity.Aches; With Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), their functionality; Kinesiophobia with Neck Disability Index; Single-task dual-task walking speeds with the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale (TSK); It will be evaluated by the 10 Meter Walk Test.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, Ultrasound and Exercise on Pain, Functionality, Kinesophobia and Walking Speed in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Conventional Rehabiliation Group
- Other: Spesific Exercise Group
- Other: Control group
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
- Start date
- 2021-02-11
- Primary completion
- 2021-03-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 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: * Scoring over 4 points in the neck disability questionnaire, * Having neck pain for at least 3 months, * Agreeing to participate in the study voluntarily, * 66 individuals between the ages of 18-65 will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Undergoing surgery in the cervical region, * Having a history of acute trauma in the cervical region, * Cervical vertebrae infection, * Having a history of malignancy, * Have inflammatory arthritis, * Fracture, dislocation, tumor, infection, * Who are pregnant, * Receiving physical therapy within the last 1 year, * With neurological deficits, * Having a cardiac pacemaker, * Patients with severe degeneration on magnetic resonance imaging will be excluded from the study.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04729881