An interventional study of Proprioceptive Training Exercise and Tactile Acuity Training in Neck Pain, Cervical Pain and Neck Muscle Issue, sponsored by Hacettepe University. Status unknown at 2 sites in Turkey. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-25.
Sponsored by Hacettepe University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
It is known that tactile acuity and proprioceptive sense decrease in patients with chronic neck pain. However, sensory re-training in patients with chronic neck pain has not been given sufficient importance. The effects of proprioceptive and tactile acuity training on pain intensity in patients with chronic neck pain will be compared in this study. Eligible participants will be divided into three groups as follows: Proprioceptive Training Group (PTG), Tactile Acuity Training Group (TAG), and Control Group (CG). The randomization will be performed using the block randomization method to obtain an equal number of participants in the groups. Each participant will be evaluated two times at a 4-week interval. Participants will be evaluated regarding subjective pain intensity by using a Numerical Rating Scale, temporal summation, and conditioned pain modulation using an algometer (JTECH Medical-Algometer Commander, USA). Neck proprioception exercises will be applied to the patients in the PTG at 3 days a week for 4 weeks. Tactile acuity training will be applied to the patients in the TAG 3 days a week for 4 weeks. Between the two assessments, the Control Group will not receive any treatment.
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oculomotor exercises will be applied to the participants three times a week for four weeks. oculomotor exercises: head relocation gaze stability eye follow saccadic eye movement head and eye coordination
Other: Proprioceptive Training Exercise
Participants will be requested to lie face down. Five points will be marked in the painful areas on the right and left sides of the neck. The distance between the points will equal the two-point discrimination value. A photograph of the neck will be taken. The patient will not see his/her own neck during the application but see the photograph of his/her neck. The points will be touched lightly with two different stimuli (a pen with a 2 mm diameter and a mushroom probe with an 11 mm diameter). Participants will be asked about the location and type of the stimuli. The interstimulus interval will be 15 seconds. If more than 90% of correct answers are obtained, the distance between the points will be reduced by 10%. The training will be performed in three separate blocks, a total of 72 stimuli (block duration = 6 minutes, rest time between blocks = 3 minutes, number of stimuli applied in each block = 24 stimuli). The treatment time will be 24 minutes.
Other: Tactile Acuity Training
The participants will be evaluated two times at 4-week intervals. No intervention will be applied during the time frame.
Other: Control Group
oculomotor exercises will be applied to the participants three times a week for four weeks. oculomotor exercises: * head relocation * gaze stability * eye follow * saccadic eye movement * head and eye coordination
Participants will be requested to lie face down. Five points will be marked in the painful areas on the right and left sides of the neck. The distance between the points will equal the two-point discrimination value. A photograph of the neck will be taken. The patient will not see his/her own neck during the application but see the photograph of his/her neck. The points will be touched lightly with two different stimuli (a pen with a 2 mm diameter and a mushroom probe with an 11 mm diameter). Participants will be asked about the location and type of the stimuli. The interstimulus interval will be 15 seconds. If more than 90% of correct answers are obtained, the distance between the points will be reduced by 10%. The training will be performed in three separate blocks, a total of 72 stimuli (block duration = 6 minutes, rest time between blocks = 3 minutes, number of stimuli applied in each block = 24 stimuli). The treatment time will be 24 minutes.
The participants will be evaluated two times at 4-week intervals. No intervention will be applied during the time frame.
pain intensity
It will be evaluated using a Numerical Rating Scale (0 indicate no pain, 10 indicate most vulnerable pain)
Time frame: Change form baseline at 4 weeks
pressure pain threshold
It will be evaluated in the middle of the upper trapezius muscle and the dominant side of the tibialis anterior muscle. It will be evaluated two times at 30-second intervals. The average of value will be recorded.
Time frame: Change form baseline at 4 weeks
temporal summation
It will be evaluated in the middle of the upper trapezius muscle. 10 subsequent stimuli with a 1-second application at the level of pressure pain threshold and 1-second rest. Pain intensity at 1, 5 and 10th stimuli will be asked based on the Numerical Rating Scale.
Time frame: Change form baseline at 4 weeks
conditioned pain modulation
The sphygmomanometer will be applied on the arm which is the contralateral side of the upper trapezius. It will be inflated at a rate of 20 mm/Hg and held at this value for 30 seconds. Then, the patient's pain intensity will be questioned according to the numerical pain scale.
Time frame: Change form baseline at 4 weeks
neck disability
A neck disability questionnaire (NDI) will be used
Time frame: Change form baseline at 4 weeks
Plan to share: No
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