Sensory Re-Training In Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT05605132
View the official record on ClinicalTrials.gov Recruiting status changes often. Contact the study team listed on ClinicalTrials.gov, and talk to your doctor before joining a study.
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)
It is known that tactile acuity and proprioceptive sense decrease in patients with chronic neck pain. However, sensory re-training in patients with chronic neck pain has not been given sufficient importance. The effects of proprioceptive and tactile acuity training on pain intensity in patients with chronic neck pain will be compared in this study. Eligible participants will be divided into three groups as follows: Proprioceptive Training Group (PTG), Tactile Acuity Training Group (TAG), and Control Group (CG). The randomization will be performed using the block randomization method to obtain an equal number of participants in the groups. Each participant will be evaluated two times at a 4-week interval. Participants will be evaluated regarding subjective pain intensity by using a Numerical Rating Scale, temporal summation, and conditioned pain modulation using an algometer (JTECH Medical-Algometer Commander, USA). Neck proprioception exercises will be applied to the patients in the PTG at 3 days a week for 4 weeks. Tactile acuity training will be applied to the patients in the TAG 3 days a week for 4 weeks. Between the two assessments, the Control Group will not receive any treatment.
Study details
- Official title
- Comparison of the Effects of Proprioception and Tactile Accuracy Training on Proprioception, Range of Motion, Pain and Disability in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Neck Pain
- Cervical Pain
- Neck Muscle Issue
- Neck Pain, Posterior
- Cervical Pain, Posterior
- Interventions
- Other: Proprioceptive Training Exercise
- Other: Tactile Acuity Training
- Other: Control Group
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Start date
- 2023-01-18
- Primary completion
- 2023-12-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 2
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * to be aged between 20-60 years old * Pain limited to the posterior of the cervical region. * Pain that lasts longer than 3 months * Pain severity of 3 or higher on the Visual Analog Scale Exclusion Criteria: * Malignant tumor in any part of the body (no screening will be performed for the presence of tumor and patients diagnosed with tumors before the study will not be included). * Vertebral fractures * Fibromyalgia * chronic fatigue syndrome * History of surgery in the neck or shoulder area * Radicular pain * Neurological deficit of disc pathologies * Spinal stenosis * Spondylolisthesis * Pronounced cervical kyphosis * Significant scoliosis involving the cervical region
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05605132