NCT03667209

Exercise and Pain Neuroscience Education for Patients With Neck Pain: Impact on Pain and Disability

Exercise and Pain Neuroscience Education for Patients With Neck Pain: Impact

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Aveiro University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study will compare the effectiveness of pain neuroscience education and neck/shoulder traditional exercises versus pain neuroscience education and neck/shoulder suspension training exercises for patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain (CINP).

Detailed description

The investigators anticipate that 66 patients with chronic idiopathic neck pain will be randomized to receive pain neuroscience education and shoulder/neck traditional exercises (n=33) or pain neuroscience education and shoulder/neck suspension exercises (n=33). Data on pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale), pain disability, neck flexor and extensor muscles endurance, scapulae stabilizers endurance, pain catastrophizing (Pain catastrophizing Scale), trait and state anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and knowledge of pain neurophysiology (Neurophysiology of Pain Questionnaire) will be collected. Measurements will be taken before, after the intervention and at 3 months follow up. Statistical analysis will be performed using a mixed-methods ANOVA.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pain neuroscience education (PNE) and traditional exercise	PNE will cover the neurophysiology of pain, transition from acute to chronic pain and the nervous system ability to modulate the pain experience. Exercise of the neck and scapular regions, including strength, motor control and stretching exercises. Initially (first 3 sessions) will be delivered individually and then (last 3 sessions)in small groups (4 participants). A total of 6 sessions will be delivered during 6 weeks. Each session will take around 1 hour.
OTHER	Pain neuroscience education (PNE) and suspension exercise	PNE will cover the neurophysiology of pain, transition from acute to chronic pain and the nervous system ability to modulate the pain experience. Exercise of the neck and scapular regions, including strength, motor control and stretching exercises. delivered in suspension. Initially (first 3 sessions) will be delivered individually and then (last 3 sessions)in small groups (4 participants). A total of 6 sessions will be delivered during 6 weeks. Each session will take around 1 hour.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-11-01
• Primary completion: 2020-09-01
• Completion: 2020-12-01
• First posted: 2018-09-12
• Last updated: 2019-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal