Clinical trial NCT05331482: Effectiveness of Two Exercise Programs on the Neck.
Official title: Effectiveness of Two Exercise Programs on the Neck. Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Subjects With Deep Cervical Muscle Strength Deficit
Keywords: neck muscles
neck pain
exercise therapy
telerehabilitation
muscle weakness
Lead sponsor: Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-04-15
Enrollment: 105
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: This will be a randomized controlled trial with 3 different groups
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical results in lower cervical range of motion, size deep muscles, endurance, craniovertebral angle and cervical propioception by a training protocol with the new device for cervical treatment (CDAT) and the conventional training protocol (CT) versus a control group (C) in subjects with cervical deep muscle strength deficit.

Detailed description: Neck pain is one of the major public health problems, which has a great impact on people's lives, with high prevalence and recurrence rate. Cervical vertebral column is heavily dependent on the muscles for its physical support and activities. There are increasing evidences to support that cervical muscles may impair in patients with neck disorders. Training protocols can help to improve pain, cervical function, posture and cross-sectional area. However, there are no training protocols in subjects with strength deficit of deep cervical muscles, including deep neck extensor and flexor muscles. The cervical device treatment (CDAT) allows us to train the cervical flexor and extensor muscle in a simple and comfortable way.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Deep flexor strength deficit in craniocervical flexion test.
* Deep extensor strength deficit in neck extensor muscle endurance.
* ≤ 14 score in Neck disability Index

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have received cervical treatment during the last six month, presented any red flag, neurological or cognitive impairment (inability to understand the questionnaires or examination).
* Have received cervical manual therapy treatment during the last six month.
* A history of cervical trauma or surgery during the last year.
* Chronic neck pain occurring during the last six months (intensity, visual analogue scale \>3/10, frequency \> 2 days/week, duration \>3 hours/day).

Primary outcomes:
measure: Deep neck flexor endurance Test.
timeFrame: Baseline and 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 14 weeks
measure: Neck extensor muscle endurance Test
timeFrame: Baseline and 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 14 weeks
measure: Measurement of Cervical Multifidus and Longus Colli Muscle size.
timeFrame: Baseline and 6 weeks, 10 weeks, 14 weeks
measure: Physical activity enjoyment Scale (PACES)
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Zaragoza
country: Spain
facility: Élite Fisioterapia, María Montessori 2.
Study officials:
affiliation: UicCatalunya
name: Pilar Pardos-Aguilella
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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