Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00615732
Qigong and Exercise for Neck Pain in Adults (QENA)
Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Qigong and Exercise Therapy in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 123 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of qigong for the treatment of chronic neck pain compared to exercise therapy and waiting list group.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Qigong | 18 therapy sessions, during the first 3 months once a week, month 4 to 6 once every second week |
| PROCEDURE | exercise therapy | 18 therapy sessions, during the first 3 months once a week, month 4 to 6 once every second week |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2009-01-01
- Completion
- 2009-10-01
- First posted
- 2008-02-14
- Last updated
- 2012-07-10
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Germany
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00615732. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.