Clinical trial NCT06200064: Physiotherapy for Non-specific Neck Pain in Working Age Persons
Official title: Comparative Effect of Post Isometric Relaxation and Self-stretching on Non-specific Neck Pain in Working Age Persons
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Neck Pain
Non-specific Neck Pain
Lead sponsor: Lithuanian Sports University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-10
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 30
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: This study is a four week, single blinded randomized controlled trial with pre-post design comparing self-stretching exercise group with post-isometric relaxation exercise group.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of two different physiotherapy methods on non-specific neck pain in working age individuals. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* What is the effect of self stretching exercise on non-specific neck pain, functional disability, range of motion of the cervical spine and hand muscle strength in working age individuals?
* What is the effect of post-isometric relaxation exercise on non-specific neck pain, functional disability, range of motion of the cervical spine and hand muscle strength in working age individuals?
* Is any of the applied interventions (self-stretching or post-isometric relaxation exercise) superior to each other?

Participants will:

* be evaluated by an experienced physiotherapist who will perform the interview and physical examination. Interview includes questions about the age, sex, work profile, pain intensity and duration, and other complaints. Physiotherapy examination includes a range of motion measurement, hand grip muscle strength and functional disability index evaluation.
* Two different interventions will be prescribed to the randomly assigned study participants: post-isometric relaxation and self-stretching. Duration of interventions for both groups is 4 weeks (3 times per week, 12 sessions). Duration of one session - 45 min.

Detailed description: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of two different physiotherapy methods on non-specific neck pain in working age individuals. The main questions it aims to answer are:

What is the effect of self stretching exercise on non-specific neck pain, functional disability, range of motion of the cervical spine and hand muscle strength in working age individuals? What is the effect of post-isometric relaxation exercise on non-specific neck pain, functional disability, range of motion of the cervical spine and hand muscle strength in working age individuals? Is any of the applied interventions (self-stretching or post-isometric relaxation exercise) superior to each other?

Participants will:

be evaluated by an experienced physiotherapist who will perform the interview and physical examination. Interview includes questions about the age, sex, work profile, pain intensity and duration, and other complaints. Physiotherapy examination includes a range of motion measurement, hand grip muscle strength and functional disability index evaluation.

Two different interventions will be prescribed to the randomly assigned study participants: post-isometric relaxation and self-stretching. Duration of interventions for both groups is 4 weeks (3 times per week, 12 sessions). Duration of one session - 45 min.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* current neck pain,
* neck pain duration for at least 12 weeks,
* admission through outpatient clinic in Lithuania.

Exclusion Criteria:

* neurological disorders related to neck pain,
* red flags (night pain, severe muscle spasm, loss of involuntary weight, symptom mismatch),
* previous neck surgery,
* low back pain,
* medications used for pain.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain intensity
timeFrame: Change from Baseline Quality of Life at 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Cervical spine range of motion
timeFrame: Change from Baseline Quality of Life at 4 weeks
measure: Hand grip strength
timeFrame: Change from Baseline Quality of Life at 4 weeks
measure: The Neck Disability Index
timeFrame: Change from Baseline Quality of Life at 4 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Kaunas
country: Lithuania
facility: Lithuanian Sports University
Study officials:
affiliation: Lithuanian Sports University
name: Vilma Dudoniene
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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