The Effects of Spinal Mobilizations on Symptoms, Neck 3D Movement, Neck Muscle Electromyography and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity in People With Neck Pain

• Sponsor: King's College London (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT02826590
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 40
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 14
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 2.9

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study investigates the effects of spinal mobilizations on symptoms, 3D movement of the neck, neck muscle electromyography and sympathetic nervous system activity in people with neck pain.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Neck Pain	Other: Neck passive mobilizations; Other: Manual contact	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 40 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Study Start Date: Jun 1, 2016
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Jul 31, 2017
• Actual Study Completion Date: Jul 31, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Neck passive mobilizations Neck passive mobilizations	Other: Neck passive mobilizations; Passive mobilizations performed to the neck of the participant by a Physiotherapist
Placebo Comparator: Manual contact Manual contact	Other: Manual contact; Manual contact applied to the neck of the participant by a Physiotherapist

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Change in muscle activity assessed by neck muscle electromyography [Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention]

2. Change in 3D neck movement assessed with a 10 camera Vicon system [Baseline and 2 minutes after intervention]

3. Change in sympathetic nervous system activity assessed by measuring right hand finger temperature [Baseline for 2 minutes immediately before intervention, during intervention (15 minutes) and for 2 minutes immediately after intervention]

   Measurement unit: degrees celsius

4. Change in sympathetic nervous system activity assessed by measuring right hand finger galvanic response [Baseline for 2 minutes immediately before intervention, during intervention (15 minutes) and for 2 minutes immediately after intervention]

   Measurement unit: microsiemens

5. Global rating of change scale [Baseline and 10 minutes after intervention]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Intermittent neck pain

• That worsens or improves with certain neck movements or positions

• Has not been caused by a blow, fall or accident

Exclusion Criteria:

• Cervicobrachialgia

• Has been treated with or is awaiting neck surgery

• Diagnosed with a particular inflammatory disease or spinal condition

• Where treatment with cervical mobilizations is contraindicated

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Atlas Fisioterapia	Donostia	Gipuzkoa	Spain

Sponsors and Collaborators

• King's College London

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: King's College London
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02826590
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2016/066
• First Posted: Jul 11, 2016
• Last Update Posted: Oct 3, 2017
• Last Verified: Sep 1, 2017

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: Undecided
• Plan to Share IPD: Undecided
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Neck Pain

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 3, 2017