NCT00703287

Specialized Physiotherapy Program for Cervical Dystonia

Randomized Trial of a Specialized Physiotherapy Program Versus Standard Physiotherapy Advice in Patients With Cervical Dystonia (Spasmodic Torticollis).

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 110 (actual)
• Sponsor: Dr Donald Grosset · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators wish to establish on a small scale the effectiveness of adding the physiotherapy programme developed by Jean-Pierre Bleton to the present standard treatment for cervical dystonia with a view to undertaking a larger UK-wide trial looking at overall cost-effectiveness. Specifically, the investigators wish to establish: 1. Whether this specific physiotherapy program for cervical dystonia improves patient outcomes in terms of neck position, pain, disability, and quality of life compared to simple physiotherapy advice? 2. What is the minimal clinically important change in the new CDIP-58 quality of life measure for cervical dystonia from a patient's perspective that could then be used to plan a definitive trial of this technique? 3. What are the economic implications of the specialized physiotherapy programme?

Conditions

• Cervical Dystonia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physiotherapy	Specialized physiotherapy programme developed by Jean-Pierre Bleton
OTHER	Physiotherapy	Generic physiotherapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2008-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-05-01
• Completion: 2010-12-01
• First posted: 2008-06-23
• Last updated: 2013-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom