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Manual Therapy Effectiveness in Comparison With Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) in Patients With Neck Pain

NCT01153737 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2017-11-07

No results posted yet for this study

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-centered controlled clinical trial was performed in 12 Primary Care Physiotherapy Units in Madrid Region.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Manual therapy (MT)

Ten treatment sessions of 30 minutes of MT or TENS on alternate days were provided by primary care physical therapists. MT techniques: neuromuscular technique, postisometric stretching, spray and stretching and Jones technique.

OTHER

TENS

Ten treatment sessions of 30 minutes of MT or TENS on alternate days were provided by primary care physical therapists. TENS electrode placement were: in the painful area, in the metamere or in the nerve´s pathway. It was applied at a frequency of 80 Hz, with ≤150 µs pulse duration and adjusted amplitude.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alcala

    collaborator OTHER

  • Gerencia Atencion Primaria Area 3

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Esperazna Escortell, MD · Servicio Madrileño de Salud, Madrid, Spain

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-05-31
Primary Completion
2007-05-31
Completion
2007-05-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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