The Effectiveness of the Polyvagal Theory in Chronic Neck Pain
Enrolling by invitationNot applicableNCT07272551
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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 examine the effectiveness of a polyvagal theory-based exercise approach on joint position sense, pain, range of motion, functionality, depression, and quality of life in individuals with chronic neck pain. H0 = The polyvagal theory-based exercise approach has no significant effect on joint position sense, neck pain, range of motion, functionality, depression, or quality of life. H1 = The polyvagal theory-based exercise approach has a significant effect on joint position sense, neck pain, range of motion, functionality, depression, and quality of life.
Study details
- Official title
- Investigation of the Effectiveness of the Polyvagal Theory-based Exercise Approach in Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Control
- Other: Intervention 1
- Other: Intervention 2
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
- Start date
- 2025-07-19
- Primary completion
- 2026-06-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 50 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: * Individuals diagnosed with chronic neck pain of Grade 1 or 2, lasting at least 3 months * Individuals whose pain is clinically evaluated and diagnosed * Individuals with a pain score of 3 or higher on the Visual Analog Scale Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals diagnosed with chronic neck pain of Grade 3 or 4 * History of trauma or surgical intervention in the neck region * Cervical disc herniation, cervical stenosis, or other serious neurological conditions * Upper extremity radiculopathy * Acute inflammation or infection * Severe pathological conditions (e.g., inflammatory diseases, neoplasms, fractures) * Individuals unable to participate in exercises due to mental or physical impairments * Pregnancy * Individuals who have received physiotherapy for chronic neck pain within 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/NCT07272551