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GPR vs Manual PT for Chronic Neck Pain

NCT01947231 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2017-01-31

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Summary

Effective treatment for nonspecific chronic neck pain is a clinical challenge. Patients will be randomized into two groups to compare the outcomes of Global Postural Re-education (GPR) with standard manual physical therapy on with respect to pain, function, kinesiophobia, range of motion, perceived effect, and satisfaction.

Conditions

  • Nonspecific Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Global Postural Re-education

Global Postural Re-education is a physical therapy method comprising a series of gentle active movements, implemented by the therapist using manual contacts and verbal commands, to promote postural symmetry.

OTHER

Standard manual physical therapy

Standard manual physical therapy in this study involves a combination of exercises, pompage (gentle manual techniques of distraction and articulation of a joint), anterior-posterior mobilizations as described by Maitland, and massage that have been selected to meet the needs of each individual patient.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bologna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paolo Pillastrini · University of Bologna

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-11-30
Completion
2014-11-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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