Status:
COMPLETED
Manual Therapy Effectiveness in Comparison With Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in Patients With Neck Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Gerencia Atencion Primaria Area 3
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Alcala
Conditions:
Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study investigated effectiveness of manual therapy (MT) with Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) to reduce pain intensity in patients with mechanical neck disorder (MND). A randomized multi-centere...
Detailed Description
The purpose of tis study is to evaluate the effectiveness of manual therapy (MT) with Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) to reduce pain intensity in patients with mechanical neck disorder (MND). Design...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnoses of subacute or chronic MND without neurological damage, according to the Classification of the Quebec Task Force on Spinal Disorders (Spitzer 1987);
- full physical and psychological capacity to follow the clinical trial's requirements;
- consent to participate
Exclusion
- Signs of neurological damage according to the Neurologic Screening Checklist (Hoving et al. 2002),
- pregnant women,
- previous neck rachis surgery,
- patients who received physical therapy or an alternative treatment of the neck or shoulder 6 months prior to the beginning of the study,
- patients who intended to receive other treatments during the study
- patients with important psychiatric disorders or other health problems that would contraindicate the techniques to be used (i.e. pacemaker).
- Patients with neck pain caused by an inflammatory, neurological or rheumatic disease, severe osteoporosis, fracture, luxation or vertebrobasilar insufficiency
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01153737
Start Date
May 1 2005
End Date
May 1 2007
Last Update
November 7 2017
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Servicio Madrileño de Salud
Madrid, Spain, 28803