Effects of Aerobic and Combined Exercise on Pain and Fatigue in Workers With Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT07546838
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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 randomized controlled trial investigated the acute effects of aerobic exercise (AE) and combined aerobic and cervical-upper extremity resistance exercise (CE) on the pressure pain threshold (PPT), pain perception, and fatigue in workers with high ergonomic risk and chronic non-specific neck pain (CNNP). A total of 78 workers were randomly assigned to AE, CE, or control groups. The AE and CE groups completed single 40-minute sessions, while the control group received a 30-minute educational session with additional seated rest periods before and after the session. PPT was assessed bilaterally at multiple anatomical sites using a digital pressure algometer. Neck pain, overall pain perception, and fatigue were evaluated using a numerical rating scale (NRS) before, immediately after, and 20 minutes after exercise. The study focused on exercise-induced hypoalgesia (EIH) and was intended to inform brief, workplace-compatible exercise strategies to reduce pain, fatigue, and work-related musculoskeletal risks in this population.
Study details
- Official title
- Acute Effects of Aerobic Versus Combined Aerobic and Cervical-Upper Extremity Resistance Exercise on Pressure Pain Threshold, Pain Perception, and Fatigue in Workers Exposed to High Ergonomic Risk With Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Neck Pain Musculoskeletal
- Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Aerobic Exercise
- Behavioral: Combined Exercise
- Behavioral: Informed Control
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Collaborators
- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- Start date
- 2025-05-22
- Primary completion
- 2025-10-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 65 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: * Aged 20-65 years * Diagnosed with chronic non-specific neck pain within the past year * Neck pain intensity ≥4 on a numerical rating scale for at least 3 months * Actively employed for at least 1 year in similar occupational conditions * High ergonomic risk (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment - RULA score ≥3) Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological, cardiopulmonary, or rheumatological disorders * History of cervical surgery or traumatic injury * Specific cervical or lumbar pathology * Whiplash injury, or any traumatic musculoskeletal injury * Recent physical therapy or regular exercise in the past six months * Neck pain unresponsive to conservative treatment * Diagnosed thoracic outlet syndrome, rotator cuff pathology, vertebrobasilar insufficiency, or frozen shoulder * Pregnancy * Use of antidepressant medication * Positive clinical tests (Spurling, cervical distraction, Valsalva, radial, ulnar, and median nerve tension tests)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07546838