An interventional study of Conventional physical therapy. in Neck Pain, Chronic Neck Pain and Cervical Radiculopathy, sponsored by Riphah International University. Status unknown at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-02-07.
Sponsored by Riphah International University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This prognostic prediction model will be a reference for the health care professionals in clinical decision making and subsequent outcomes in dealing with patients having sub-acute and chronic neck pain, as well as, it will be a guide regarding therapeutic management and patients' education. Although various studies have evaluated the prognostic factors for individual neck pain conditions or treatment, to author Knowledge, no such prognostic model is available yet that predict the recovery in patients of sub-acute and chronic neck pain when managed conservatively. Therefore, this study is aimed to create a prediction model suggesting the recovery time for neck pain.
Neck pain is a highly prevalent condition that leads to considerable pain, disability, and economic cost. It not only constitutes a major personal burden but also affects families, the health system and the economic structure of countries. Neck pain is described as "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage" in the neck region, which starts at the superior nuchal line and continues down to the level of the scapular spine. Acute, sub-acute and chronic neck pain is defined as neck pain with full-time sick-listing for 0 - 21 days (3 weeks), 22 - 84 days (4-12 weeks) and more than 12 weeks, respectively. A number of studies have explored prognostic factors for neck pain. Most frequently reported prognostic factors are age, gender, pain severity, a history of neck pain, concomitant low back pain, duration of pain, occupation, previous trauma, and degenerative changes on X-ray. Physiotherapy interventions for chronic neck pain showing the strongest support for an effect on pain are strength and endurance training. Two of the most widely used treatment strategies for the management of neck pain is exercise therapy (ET) and manual therapy (MT). ET is defined as a regimen or plan of physical activities designed and prescribed for any therapeutic goals, which includes strength exercises, stabilization exercises and endurance exercises. MT may is defined as "the use of hands to apply a force with therapeutic intent. various studies have evaluated the prognostic factors for individual neck pain conditions or treatment. but the author Knowledge, no such prognostic model is available yet that predict the recovery in patients of sub-acute and chronic neck pain when managed conservatively.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Patient receiving treatments on daily basis (5 days a week)
Other: Conventional physical therapy.
Patients receiving treatment on alternate days (3 days a week)
Other: Conventional physical therapy.
Conventionally used intervention for subacute and chronic neck pain.
Numeric pain rating scale
The Numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) is a self-reported, or clinician-administered, measurement tool consisting of a numerical point scale with extreme anchors of 'no pain' to 'extreme pain. The scale is typically set up on a horizontal or vertical line, ranges most commonly from 0-10 or 0-100, and can be administered in written or verbal form. The patient is asked to rate his/her pain intensity and a particular time frame or descriptor is established (e.g. within the last 24 h, today, worst pain, average pain, or least pain). The NPRS scores are high on ease of administration and simplicity for scoring. The last reading will be taken when the NPRS score will be less than 3.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
Neck disability index
The Neck Disability Index (NDI) is a 10-item questionnaire that measures a patient's self-reported neck pain-related disability. The NDI is the most widely used, translated and oldest questionnaire for neck pain. Questions include activities of daily living, such as personal care, lifting, reading, work, driving, sleeping, recreational activities, pain intensity, concentration and headache. Each question is measured on a scale from 0 (no disability) to 5, and an overall score out of 100 is calculated by adding each item score together and multiplying it by two. A higher NDI score means the greater a patient's perceived disability due to neck pain. The "minimally clinically important change" by patients has been found to be 5 or 10%. The last reading will be taken when the NPRS score will be less than 3.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
Range of Motion
Goniometric measurements are used by physical therapists to quantify baseline limitations of motion, decide on appropriate therapeutic interventions, and document the effectiveness of these interventions. Goniometry can be considered a fundamental part of the "basic science" of physical therapy. To most physical therapists, however, the universal goniometer (i.e. full-circle manual goniometer) remains the most versatile and widely used instrument in clinical practice. The last reading will be taken when the NPRS score will be less than 3.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
Manual muscle testing for strength of cervical muscle
Medical Research Council Manual Muscle Testing scale is the most commonly accepted method of evaluating muscle strength. This method involves testing key muscles from the upper and lower extremities against the examiner's resistance and grading the patient's strength on a 0 to 5 scale accordingly; 0 means no muscle activation, 1 means trace muscle activation, such as a twitch, without achieving full Range of Motion (ROM), 2 means muscle activation with gravity eliminated, achieving full ROM, 3 means muscle activation against gravity, full ROM, 4 means muscle activation against some resistance, full ROM, 5 means muscle activation against examiner's full resistance, full ROM. The last reading will be taken when the NPRS score will be less than 3.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
Pain Anxiety symptom scale
The Pain Anxiety symptom scale -20 (PASS-20) was constructed by extracting 20 items from its 40-item parent measure Pain Anxiety symptom scale (PASS) (18). The PASS-20 is a 20-item self-report instrument, measuring 4 factorially distinct components of pain-related anxiety. The cognitive subscale assesses cognitive anxiety symptoms, such as racing thoughts and impaired concentration due to pain. The fear subscale assesses fearful thoughts and anticipated negative consequences of pain. The escape/avoidance subscale assesses behavioural responses that reduce or terminate pain. The physiological anxiety subscale assesses physiological arousal in response to pain. Each item is rated on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 5 (always). Summing each subscale provides a score that can be considered a general measure of pain-related anxiety. The last reading will be taken when the NPRS score will be less than 3.
Time frame: Up to 2 months
Plan to share: No
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