Effects of Online Exercise Intervention on Physical and Mental Conditions in Young Adults With Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT05992051
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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 aimed to compare the efficacy of online exercise therapy with conventional exercise therapy on pain, function, psychological status and work efficiency of young adults with chronic neck pain. A randomized clinical trial recruiting 39 university students with self-reported chronic neck pain was conducted. Participants were randomly assigned into the experimental group receiving online exercise therapy and the active control group receiving conventional exercise therapy. Participants in both groups completed the same exercise program 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks, with either face-to-face or online mode of delivery by physiotherapists. The pain level was assessed using visual analogue scale (VAS) based on average and at maximum intensity. Neck function and work limitations were assessed by the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) respectively. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and its subscales (HADS-A and HADS-D) were used to evaluate the overall symptoms, levels of anxiety and depression respectively. Participants were assessed at baseline and at 6 weeks while the changes in WLQ were assessed biweekly. It is hypothesized that, young adults with chronic neck pain, both the online and conventional exercise interventions could improve their pain level, neck disability, anxiety state and work efficiency, and the online exercise intervention appeared feasible as an alternative treatment option for them.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Online Exercise Intervention on Physical and Mental Conditions in Young Adults With Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Exercise Therapy
- Sponsor
- Beijing Sport University
- Start date
- 2021-04-15
- Primary completion
- 2021-08-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 50 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- China
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * adults between 18 and 50 years of age with neck pain (from occiput to 7th cervical vertebra) for at least 3 months * a score of \>= 4/50 on the Neck Disability Index. Exclusion Criteria: * adults with a history of previous neck surgery, cervical radiculopathy, acute neck injury or fracture * persons who had more than two hours of moderate intensity exercise or more than four hours of low intensity exercise in a week * persons who had received any form of physiotherapy treatment in the last 6 months.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05992051