NCT02645630

Effects of Pain, Disability and Cervicokinesthesia After Cervical Manipulation

Effects of Pain, Disability, Widespread Pressure Pain Sensitivity, and Cervicokinesthesia After Cervical Manipulation in Patients With Mechanical Neck Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 55 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Cervical spine manipulation has been found to be effective in patients with mechanical neck pain. Discrepancies exist on the side of manipulation and the placebo effect of this manual intervention. In addition, some authors have proposed that spinal manipulation can alter proprioception of the cervical spine. The aim of this study will be to investigate the effects of cervical spine manipulation on pain, disability, widespread pressure pain sensitivity, and cervicokinethesia in patients with mechanical neck pain.

Detailed description

Cervical spine manipulation has been found to be effective in patients with mechanical neck pain. Discrepancies exist on the side of manipulation and the placebo effect of this manual intervention. In addition, some authors have proposed that spinal manipulation can alter proprioception of the cervical spine. The aim of this study will be to investigate the effects of cervical spine manipulation on pain, disability and cervicokinethesia in patients with mechanical neck pain. Patients will receive cervical spine manipulation in either right or left side of the neck and will be assessed on pain intensity, neck-related disability, widespread pressure pain sensitivity, and cervicokinethesia by an assessor blinded to the allocation group.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Right Cervical Manipulation	We will use a high-velocity, mid-range, left rotational force to the right articular pillar of C3, on the right articular pillar of C4 with the patient in supine, with left rotation and right side-bending.
OTHER	Left Cervical Manipulation	We will use a high-velocity, mid-range, left rotational force to the left articular pillar of C3, on the left articular pillar of C4 with the patient in supine, with right rotation and left side-bending.
OTHER	Sham Cervical Manipulation	The sham procedure will simulate C3/C4 manipulation in both sides without any therapeutic thrust

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-12-01
• Primary completion: 2016-11-01
• Completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2016-01-05
• Last updated: 2016-12-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain