Clinical trial NCT03622944: Effect of Exercise and Manuel Therapy Methods on Pain, Posture, Daily Living in People With Cervical Pathologies
Official title: Servikal bölge Patolojisi Olan Bireylerde Egzersiz ve Manuel Terapi yöntemlerinin ağrı, postür ve yaşam Kalitesi üzerindeki etkinliğinin Belirlenmesi
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Musculoskeletal Disorder of the Neck
Keywords: neck pain
physiotherapy
rehabilitation
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-08-09
Enrollment: 45
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 25
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of the study is to determine the effect of exercise and two different manual therapy methods on pain, quality of life and posture in people with neck pain.

Detailed description: Deep friction massage will use on cervical regions in first group, muscle energy technic will use second group and cervical stabilization exercise will use as an third group. For all groups, pain intensity, Quality of life and posture will assess.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* clinical diagnosis of cervical disorder (for example; chronic neck pain, cervical disc herniation)
* must have pain at least three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of structural scoliosis
* History of surgery
* History of metabolic, neurologic and metastatic diseases.

Primary outcomes:
measure: change in pain sensitivity
timeFrame: change from baseline PPT at six weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: change in Light touch sensation
timeFrame: change from baseline light touch sensation at six weeks
measure: change in upper extremity disability
timeFrame: Change from baseline disability at six weeks .
measure: change in posture
timeFrame: change from baseline posture at six weeks
measure: change in perceived life quality
timeFrame: change from baseline life quality at six weeks
measure: change in functional disability
timeFrame: change from baseline functional disability at six weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Hacettepe University
name: Aynur Demirel, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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