NCT06138314

A Pilot Study of a Neural Mobilization Intervention Applied to Older Adults With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

A Feasibility and Acceptability Study of a Physical Exercise Program Including Neural Mobilization to Improve Pain, Functional Status, and Physical Performance in Older Adults With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Aveiro University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of integrating neural mobilization techniques into a multimodal physical exercise program for older adults with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What is the average time to assess secondary outcomes for each participant? * What proportion of participants adhered and/or withdrew from the study at the end of the intervention protocol? * Are there adverse events/effects associated with the intervention protocol? * What is the level of approval/satisfaction of the participants in relation to the assessment and intervention protocols? * What is the impact of the intervention protocol on participants´ pain, function, physical performance, somatosensory function, and nerve excursion (secondary outcomes)? Participants will be assessed at 3 different moments: initial assessment (T0), at the end of the intervention protocol (8 weeks) (T1) and 3 months after the end of the intervention protocol (T2). The intervention protocol will consist of a multimodal exercise program (with or without integration of neural mobilization techniques) to be carried out over a period of 8 weeks at a frequency of twice a week.

Conditions

• Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
• Chronic Pain
• Chronic Musculoskeletal Disease
• Older Adults

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Physical Exercise Program	The physical exercise program will consist of exercises from three different exercise modalities: aerobic training, balance exercises, and isometric exercises.
OTHER	Neural Mobilization	Neural mobilization techniques for the upper and lower quadrants will be actively performed by participants.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-12
• Primary completion: 2024-04-12
• Completion: 2024-07-13
• First posted: 2023-11-18
• Last updated: 2024-07-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal