Clinical trial NCT05369260: Effect of Stabilization Exercises in Individuals With Non-Specific Chronic Neck Pain.
Official title: The Effect of Different Stabilization Exercises Based on Telerehabilitation on Gait, Balance, Functionality and Depression in Individuals With Non-Specific Chronic Neck Pain
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Neck Pain
Keywords: Chronic Non-Spesific Neck Pain
Telerehabilitation
Gait
Balance
Lead sponsor: Izmir Katip Celebi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Dokuz Eylul University
First posted: 2022-05-11
Enrollment: 41
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: In this study, the effects of an 8-week telerehabilitation-based stabilization training in persons with chronic non-specific neck pain will be investigated.

Detailed description: The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of different telerehabilitation-based stabilization exercises on gait, balance, pain, functionality and depression in individuals with non-specific neck pain. The population of the study will consist of 40 individuals with chronic neck pain, who are followed up with the diagnosis of chronic non-specific neck pain in the Department of Neurosurgery of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine. The socio-demographic characteristics of the participants will be recorded through mutual interviews, 'BTS G-Walk' device for walking, 'Biodex Balance' device for balance, Neck Disability Index for disability assessment, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain severity, the Beck Depression Inventory will be used for depression. All participants will walk to the length of a 10 m walkway and back to the start point with the BTS G-Walk (BTS Bioengineering S.p.A., GarbagnateMilanese, Italy), a wearable sensor device to assess spatiotemporal gait parameters. Individuals will walk first in a normal walking pattern and then in a fast walking pattern. Biodex Stability System will be used for balance measurement. The exercises will be taught to the participants face-to-face once in the first session, within the framework of social distance and hygiene rules, and then they will have exercise sessions by mutual videoconference method via the Zoom program for 8 weeks. Patients will be randomly divided into two groups. Cervical stabilization and scapular stabilization training will be given to the first group, and cervical stabilization and core stabilization training will be given to the second group. The effects of these two different telerehabilitation-based exercise methods will be compared.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Having non-specific neck pain for at least 3 months
* Having a Neck Disability Index (BDI) score of 10 and above,

Exclusion Criteria:

* Receiving physiotherapy for neck pain in the last 6 months
* Having speech and comprehension problems,
* Those who have undergone neck surgery
* Those with sensory loss
* Those diagnosed with orthopedic, neurological or vestibular disease
* Those with a history of trauma ( wiplash)
* Cases diagnosed with cancer, osteoporosis or treated will not be included in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Speed
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Cadence
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Stride length
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Step lenght
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Gait Symmetry
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Pelvic angles
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Pelvic symmetry
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Postural stability
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Limits of stability
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Neck Disability Index
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
measure: Beck Depression Inventory
timeFrame: Change from Baseline at 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Izmir
country: Turkey
facility: School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Dokuz Eylül University
Study officials:
affiliation: Izmir Katip Celebi University
name: Hatice Ayan, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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