Clinical trial NCT05845346: Efficacy of Two Physiotherapy Intervention Methods Applied in Subjects in the Social-healthcare Setting With Nonspecific Neck Pain.
Official title: Efficacy of Two Physiotherapy Intervention Methods Applied in Subjects in the Social-healthcare Setting With Nonspecific Neck Pain
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Neck Pain
Keywords: inespecif pain
physicaltherapy
Lead sponsor: Universidad de Extremadura
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-05-06
Enrollment: 100
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The overall objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two physiotherapy treatments, one based on the application of massage most current analgesic TENS compared to a second massage treatment based on more specific stretching techniques in subject in th social-health care setting with non-specific neck pain.

Detailed description: The subjects included in the sample will be evaluated according to the above-mentioned parameters by researchers trained and assigned for this purpose.

The data collection of the different variables will be carried out before and after the completion of the programs designed for the study. The programs designed for the experimental groups have a duration of 10 sessions, twice a week.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age range between 18-60 years.
* Cervical pain of non-specific origin or Cervicalgia type I and II according to the Quebec - Task Force on Spinal Disorders.
* Be willing to participate in the study and sign the informed consent form.
* Have at least one year of seniority in the company exercising the current professional activity within the team of socio-health personnel.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Cervicalgia with neurological involvement or caused by pathologies such as: inflammatory disease, neurological disease, rheumatic disease, severe osteoporosis, fracture, dislocation, vertebro-basilar insufficiency, neoplasia or infection.
* Spine surgery.
* Present metallic implants at the spinal column level.
* Have received physiotherapy or alternative treatment in the last 6 months before starting the study.
* To present any type of inconvenience to the application of electrotherapy (score ≥45 points in EAPP).

Primary outcomes:
measure: Changes in Pain
timeFrame: 5 weeks
measure: Changes in Range of Motion
timeFrame: 5 weeks
measure: Changes in Disability
timeFrame: 5 weeks
measure: General Health
timeFrame: 5 weeks
measure: Changes Pressure Pain
timeFrame: 5 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Badajoz
country: Spain
facility: María de los Ángeles Cardero Durán
Study officials:
affiliation: Universidad de Extremadura
name: Luis Espejo Antunez
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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