NCT06866587

Cervical Dizziness in Patients With Acute Non-specific Neck Pain

Evaluation of Proprioceptive Sense in Patients With Acute Non-specific Neck Pain and Elucidation of Its Relationship With Cervical Vertigo.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 121 (actual)
• Sponsor: Yuzuncu Yil University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Acute non-specific neck pain (ANSNP) is one of the causes of cervicogenic dizziness (CD).To investigate the severity of CD in patients with ANSNP and to determine the efficacy of the treatment and follow-up.

Detailed description

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the contribution of cervical proprioception impairment to the development of cervical dızzıness in patients with acute non specific neck pain and to determine the efficacy of the treatment and follow-up performed in patients coexisting with cervical dizziness and nonspecific neck pain. Our hypothesis was that the objective measurement of muscle stiffness with shear-wave elastography could aid in the differential diagnosis in patients coexisting with cervical dizziness and non specific neck pain.

Conditions

• Dizziness
• Neck Pain
• Elastography

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	exercise therapy	Priorities of the treatment included care and interventions to avoid inappropriate neck positions and to provide a regular exercise program for neck muscles and ergonomics training (ergonomic arrangements for desk setup, reading position, computer and mobile phone use, handcrafts, television watching, and pillow height). Of note, patients were advised to avoid cold exposure, particularly in the neck area (air-conditioned environments, wet hair, and holding the hair dryer too close to the scalp). Patients that did not show improvement after training and regular exercise were initiated on medical treatment after the second week and were given myorelaxant gel and oral tablets (diclofenac sodium) for the neck area.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-14
• Primary completion: 2025-02-01
• Completion: 2025-02-01
• First posted: 2025-03-10
• Last updated: 2025-03-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)