Clinical trial NCT04937985: Unsupported Upper Extremity Exercise Test in Chronic Neck Pain
Official title: Validity and Test-Retest Reliability of Unsupported Upper Limb Exercise Test in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Neck Pain
Upper Extremity Dysfunction
Keywords: chronic neck pain
upper extremity test
validity
reliability
Lead sponsor: Izmir Katip Celebi University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-06-24
Enrollment: 44
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: 44 patients with neck pain lasting at least 3 months and being volunteer to participate in our study

Brief summary: The aim of this study was to examine the validity and test-retest reliability of unsupported upper extremity exercise test (UULEX) in individuals with chronic neck pain.

Patients with neck pain lasting at least 3 months will be included in the study. It is planned to examine the validity and test-retest reliability of the UULEX test in that patient groups.

Detailed description: Persons with chronic neck pain may limit the functional use of their upper extremities. It is recommended to determine appropriate upper extremity measurement methods in patients with chronic neck pain. Therefore the aim of this study was to examine the validity and test-retest reliability of unsupported upper extremity exercise test (UULEX) in individuals with chronic neck pain.

Six Minute Pegboard Ring Test, 30-Second Push-Up Test and Arm, Shoulder and Hand Injury Questionnaire (DASH), Visual Analog Scale, Neck Disability Index, New York Posture Rating Chart and Short Form-36 Health Survey were used to evaluate the validity of the test. For test-retest reliability, the unsupported upper extremity test was repeated 1 week later by the same investigator.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18-65 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

* Presence of additional disease affecting upper extremity and hand functions (carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger, impingement syndrome,thoracic outlet syndrome, lateral and medial epicondylitis, hand osteoarthritis, etc.),
* having undergone upper extremity or cervical region surgery
* cervical radiculopathy, rheumatic disease, presence of neurological symptoms
* According to the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), neck pain intensity in activity is less than 3,
* Acute or chronic respiratory illness
* Cardiac disease
* Problem recognizing verbal commands
* Pregnancy

Primary outcomes:
measure: Functional capacity test
timeFrame: 15 minutes- Change from baseline values at 1 week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Functional capacity test
timeFrame: 6 minutes (single application)
measure: Upper extremity endurance test
timeFrame: 30 seconds (single application)
measure: Disability Level
timeFrame: 15 minutes (single application)
measure: Upper Extremity Function
timeFrame: 15 minutes (single application)
measure: Severity of Pain
timeFrame: 3 minutes (single application)
measure: Postural Assessment
timeFrame: 10 minutes (single application)
measure: Quality of Life Assessment
timeFrame: 15 minutes
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İzmir
country: Turkey
facility: İlknur Naz Gürşan
Study officials:
affiliation: Izmir Katip Celebi University
name: Zeynep Karazeybek
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Izmir Katip Celebi University
name: İlknur Naz
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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