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Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program in Chronic Neck Pain

NCT03979287 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2020-02-05

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Summary

Objectives: To analyze the number of sessions needed to achieve a positive impact after combining interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise, compared with therapeutic exercise alone, on self-reported pain, disability and range of motion in subjects with chronic neck pain.

Design: A randomized, single-blind, controlled trial. Subjects: Patients between 18 and 65 years old, with idiopathic chronic neck pain.

Methods: The experimental group who will perform a combined treatment using Interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise for two weeks. The control group will receive the same program of therapeutic exercise during the same period of time.

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program

The Interferential Current Program will be based on a bipolar application using the Sonopuls 692 device (Enraf Nonius, Rotterdam, The Netherlands). The current parameters will be: a) 4000Hz carrier frequency; and b) 60 Hz AMF with a modulation frequency of 90 Hz. The intensity of the current will be adapted to the sensitivity of each patient. The Therapeutic Exercise Program will be applied by a physiotherapist and will consist of: 1. Ergonomic advices on reducing repetitive movements and/or maintained positions 2. A protocol of active physiotherapy for neck and shoulder muscles. This protocol will include: active stretching exercises; isometric muscle strengthening exercises; reeducation of the ocular and neck muscles with control retraining exercises

OTHER

Therapeutic Exercise Program

The Therapeutic Exercise Program will be applied by a physiotherapist and will consist of: 1. Ergonomic advices on reducing repetitive movements and/or maintained positions 2. A protocol of active physiotherapy for neck and shoulder muscles. This protocol will include: active stretching exercises; isometric muscle strengthening exercises; reeducation of the ocular and neck muscles with control retraining exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Seville

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alberto Heredia-Rizo, PhD · Physiotherapy Department, University of Seville, spain

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-13
Primary Completion
2019-10-25
Completion
2019-11-15

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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