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Effect of Combined Neck Strength Exerciser Plus Physiotherapy to Treatment Chronic Neck Pain

NCT01774734 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2014-11-26

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Summary

1. Chronic neck pain is common in general population.

* High health care source expenditure
* Multiple therapeutic approaches available with limited evidence
* Previous studies showed active strengthening exercise improved pain (VAS) and functional performance (NDI)
* Muscle strengthening exercise with biofeedback technique showed more long-lasting effect in patients with chronic neck pain
2. The investigators hypothesize that daily use of the neck strength exerciser (NSE), combined biofeedback technique with muscle strengthening exercise posture adjustment, in addition to traditional physiotherapy, could have more long-lasting and prominent effect on pain and functional improvement in patients with chronic neck pain.

Conditions

  • Cervicalgia

Interventions

OTHER

Physical therapy

Physical therapy * Provided by 2 experienced physiotherapist * Applied to every patients 3 times weekly

DEVICE

Neck Strength Exerciser (NSE)

* Neck strength exerciser use 10-20 minutes daily at home * Plus traditional physical therapy three times weekly provided by two experienced physical therapist

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lin-Fen Hsieh, M.D. · Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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