Manual Therapy on Head-repositioning Accuracy and Static Postural Balance in Neck Pain Patients

NCT01310595 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 145

Last updated 2013-08-28

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Summary

To investigate the effect of cervical manual mobilization on head repositioning accuracy and postural balance in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain in a randomized controlled trial. Hypothesis: There is no difference between the intervention group (manual mobilization) and control group head repositioning accuracy and postural balance.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manual mobilization on cervical spine

Manual mobilization provided on selected cervical spine in patients with chronic mechanical neck apin

PROCEDURE

Infra-red therapy with self exercise pamphlet

Infra-red radiation therapy on cervical spine with self exercise pamphlet given to patients with chronic mechanical neck pain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Siu H Kit, MSc · Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

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