Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in Patients With Neck Pain.
Lead Sponsor:
Radboud University Medical Center
Conditions:
Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background of the study: Manual Therapy applied to patients with non-specific neck pain has been investigated several times, both internationally and nationally. In the Netherlands different types of ...
Detailed Description
Detailed information about Manual Therapy according to the Utrecht School Manual Therapy (MTU) MTU is based on assessing the patient's individual preference of functioning by documenting and interpre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with at least two weeks of neck pain
- Last episode starts at a maximum of one year ago
- Age between 18 and 70 years
- Patient is willing to undergo the treatment
- Neck pain is mechanical and can be provocated by movements or postures of the neck
- Neck pain is the main problem to treat
- Neck pain may also give pain in the upper arm or cervicogenic headaches
Exclusion
- Appearance of "red flags"
- Cervical surgery in the past
- Pregnancy
- Whiplash trauma
- Health conditions with may disturb the treatment or makes it impossible to undergo the treatment.
- Not enough understanding of the Dutch questionnaires
- Undergoing treatments like physical therapy, manual therapy, osteopathy, chiropraxis, acupuncture, other types of exercise therapy during the last three months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00713843
Start Date
September 1 2008
End Date
February 1 2014
Last Update
March 18 2015
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NECKproject.nl
Dordrecht, South Holland, Netherlands, 3300 VB