Comparative Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Cervical Pain, Lumbar Pain, and Healthy Controls
CompletedNCT06890793
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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 is a cross-sectional study designed to evaluate potential differences in heart rate variability (HRV) indices based on the affected body region (cervical vs lumbar) in individuals with chronic pain. The study will compare HRV parameters between three groups: individuals with chronic neck pain (CNP), individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP), and a control group without pain. HRV will be assessed using a Firstbeat Bodyguard® device over a 10-minute period, and the data will be analyzed with Kubios® HRV software. The study aims to determine whether autonomic nervous system modulation differs depending on the location of chronic pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Comparative Analysis of Heart Rate Variability in Patients with Cervical Pain, Lumbar Pain, and Healthy Controls
- Conditions
- Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Heart Rate Variability
- Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Extremadura
- Start date
- 2020-01-15
- Primary completion
- 2022-12-11
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Spain
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * \- Adults aged between 18 and 65 years. For the chronic low back pain group: * Diagnosis of chronic neck or low back pain lasting at least three months. * A minimum pain intensity of 3/10 on the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS). For the healthy group: * Absence of any chronic or acute pathology. * No regular medication that could alter autonomic nervous system function. * No episodes of low back pain in the past six months. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of uncontrolled neurological or cardiac disorders. * Use of medications that could influence autonomic function or pain perception (e.g., opioids, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, anti-inflammatory drugs, beta-blockers) within two weeks prior to the study. * Body Mass Index (BMI) equal to or greater than 30 kg/m².
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06890793