NCT02956863

The Effect of Osteopathic Treatment in Pain and Functionality Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain

The Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Pain and Functionality Individuals With Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Instituto Brasileiro de Osteopatia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether manipulative osteopathic treatment associated exercises improves pain and function in individuals with chronic non-specific neck pain

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to determine whether manipulative osteopathic treatment associated exercises improves pain and function in individuals with chronic non-specific neck pain Design: a randomized single blind placebo controlled trial will be conducted trial. Patients (n=40) with non-specific neck pain will be randomized to receive 1) osteopathic manipulative treatment and exercise (n=20) or 2) exercise alone (n=20). Participants will receive 8 treatments during 4 weeks. Clinical outcomes will be obtained at 1 week, four weeks and 24 weeks after end of treatment. Methods: The primary outcome will be pain measured by 11-point numerical pain rating scale. The secondary outcome will be disability measured by the Neck Disability Index, range of motion measured by Cervical Range of Motion device, Pressure pain threshold measured by electronic algometer.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Osteopathic manipulative treatment	Osteopathic manipulative treatment delivered on pragmatic way.
PROCEDURE	Exercises	Exercise for stretching and strength for neck muscles

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-12-01
• Primary completion: 2017-07-01
• Completion: 2017-09-01
• First posted: 2016-11-07
• Last updated: 2018-02-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil