Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02362555
The Effect of Nuchal Ligament Calcification on Cervical Function in Patients With Neck Pain
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 68 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years – 80 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
Ossification of nuchal ligament often observed in patient with chronic neck pain, previous study showed ossification of nuchal ligament was associated with cervical spondylosis and radiculopathy. Patient with chronic neck pain was divided into two groups according to the presence of ossification of nuchal ligament on cervical radiographic images. This study is to evaluate and compare the neck function including range of motion, neck strength and pressure pain threshold, radiography characteristics and functional disability between two groups.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | no intervention was used in this observational study |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2014-04-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-08-01
- Completion
- 2015-08-01
- First posted
- 2015-02-13
- Last updated
- 2015-11-13
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Taiwan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02362555. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.