NCT06224829

Response to Massage in Neck Pain

Characterizing Responses to Massage in Individuals With Neck Pain

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 53 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is interested in whether baseline measures of pain sensitivity i.e. the amount of pressure required to feel pain predicts pain relief following a pain inducing massage AND whether pain relief following a pain inducing massage is different than a pain free massage or placing your hand in a cold water bath. Participants with neck pain will be randomly assigned to receive a pain inducing massage, pain free massage, or to place their hand in a cold water bath.

Conditions

• Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Pain Inducing Massage	60 seconds of direct pressure to the neck resulting in 5/10 pain . This will be repeated four times for a total of 240 seconds
PROCEDURE	Pain Free Massage	60 seconds of direct pressure to the neck resulting in 0/10 pain . This will be repeated four times for a total of 240 seconds
PROCEDURE	Cold Water Bath	Participants will place their hand in a cold water bath maintained at 6 to 8 degrees Celsius for 60 seconds. This will be repeated four times for a total of 240 seconds.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-08
• Primary completion: 2026-07-22
• Completion: 2026-07-22
• First posted: 2024-01-25
• Last updated: 2025-07-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States