Status:
COMPLETED
Chiropractic and Exercise for Seniors With Neck Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research
Conditions:
Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to assess the relative effectiveness of three conservative treatment approaches for seniors with chronic neck pain: 1) chiropractic manual treatment pl...
Detailed Description
Neck pain (NP) is a considerable health problem, affecting both young and elderly individuals. Of particular concern is the negative impact NP may have on the functional ability of the geriatric popul...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chronic neck pain (Defined as current episode more than 12 weeks duration.)
- Quebec Task Force classifications 1, 2, 3 and 4. This includes patients with neck pain, stiffness or tenderness, with or without musculoskeletal and neurological signs.
- 65 years of age and older
- Independent ambulation
- Community dwelling (residency outside nursing home)
- Score of 20 or more on Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination
- Stable prescription medication plan (no changes in prescription medications that affect musculoskeletal pain in previous month)
Exclusion
- Referred neck pain from local joint lesions of the upper extremities or from visceral diseases
- Significant infectious disease
- Ongoing treatment for neck pain by other health care providers
- Mean neck pain score of less than 20 percentage points
- Contraindications to exercise Determined by history or by referral to supplementary diagnostic tests (i.e., uncontrolled arrhythmias, third degree heart block, recent ECG changes, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, acute congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, poorly controlled blood pressure, uncontrolled metabolic disease)
- Contraindications to spinal manipulation (i.e. Progressive neurological deficits, blood clotting disorders, severe osteoporosis, infectious and non-infectious inflammatory or destructive tissue changes of the spine)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
241 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00269308
Start Date
October 1 2003
End Date
April 1 2008
Last Update
August 23 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies, Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, 55431