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Clinical Prediction Rules for Identifying Patients With Chronic Neck Pain Who Will Benefit From General Aerobic Exercise

NCT02451267 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 139

Last updated 2019-03-13

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Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of aerobic exercise on chronic neck pain. The study will be double blind randomized controlled trial . 120 patients with neck pain will be recruited for the study and divided into a research group and control group. The research group will receive neck exercise program with neck massage and aerobic exercise (leg bicycling with relaxed shoulders) and the control group will receive only neck exercise program with neck massage. Both intervention will be delivered by physiotherapist over 10 treatments and will include a home exercise program. In addition, clinical prediction rule (CPR) for identifying patients with neck pain who will respond better to an aerobic treatment program will be defined.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

physical therapy treatment with aerobic exercise

neck exercise strengthening program with neck massage and aerobic exercise (leg bicycling with relaxed shoulders)

OTHER

physical therapy treatment

neck exercise strengthening program with neck massage

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Haifa

    collaborator OTHER

  • Clalit Health Services

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gali Dar, PhD · University of Haifa, Department of Physical Therapy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-03-31
Completion
2017-03-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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