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Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain Treated With Tai Chi and Chiropractic Care

RecruitingNot applicableNCT05726331
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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 feasibility project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of chiropractic care combined with Tai Chi (TC) training to reduce pain and disability in adults with chronic non-specific neck pain (CNNP).

Study details

Official title
Combined Chiropractic Care and Tai Chi for Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain
Interventions
  • Other: Chiropractic Care
  • Other: Tai Chi
  • Other: Enhanced Usual Care
Sponsor
Harvard University Faculty of Medicine
Collaborators
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Start date
2023-10-25
Primary completion
2026-04-30
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 65 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic nonspecific neck pain at least 5 days a week for at least 3 consecutive months * Neck pain averaged over past week of 3 or more on numerical rating scale ranging from 0 to 10, with 10 described as 'worst neck pain imaginable' * Neck Disability Index score of 5 or greater * Agreeable to participate in all study procedures and be randomized to all intervention groups * Fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: * Currently, or having received chiropractic care in past 12 months * Regular practice (on average, weekly) of Yoga, Tai Chi or Qigong in the past 6 months * Any major systemic illness or unstable medical condition (e.g. Parkinson's disease, cancer) or psychiatric condition requiring immediate treatment or that could lead to difficulty complying with the protocol * Any disability precluding exercise practice * History of stroke, carotid artery dissection, or vertebral artery dissection * Signs of myelopathy or carotid bruits or evidence of pathological hypermobility (e.g. Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) during the clinical exam * Neck pain caused by congenital deformity of the spine that contraindicate treatment, neck pain related to neoplasm, inflammatory rheumatic disease, neurological disorder, active oncologic disease, severe affective disorder, addiction, or psychosis * Neck pain associated with unstable radicular pain or radiculopathy * Pregnancy * Recent spinal injections (in the past 4 weeks) * Neck pain with litigation * Any prior cervical surgery/spinal surgery within previous year * Persons currently involved in a disability/accident claim

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05726331