Effects of Sensomotoric Training on Neck/Scapular Pain in People With Visual Disability

The purpose of this study is to determine whether sensomotoric training can reduce neck/scapular pain in people with visual disability.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Neck/Scapular Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Sensomotoric training

Detailed Description

People with prolonged musculoskeletal disorders have impaired quality of life, physical function, work conditions and work ability and consume substantial public resources. An often overlooked fact in this context is the relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and the importance of a normally functioning visual system. People who have a visual impairment in adulthood often experience reduced health and life satisfaction. Many people lose their faith in order to continue with the activities previously carried out as to cope with their life, their work, and in some cases,personal care. Rehabilitative efforts to reduce the negative effects often involve the prescription of various visual aids which, in turn, often leads to unfavourable ergonomic and static postures with further increased risk of musculoskeletal problems. A prevention of such disorders is likely to allow them to continue their work, which is important from both an individual and a society perspective. The overall objective of the project is to evaluate the effects of an intervention program and develop a theoretical model for the relationship between near work, eye disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. The intervention is to be evaluated in a randomized trial on people with impaired vision and pain in the neck and scapular area. An intervention based on development and adaptation of an established physiotherapy practice in order to increase body awareness, body control and movement patterns will be evaluated. The effects of the intervention will be measured by a variety of outcome measures derived from WHO's ICF-model. An innovative solution for establishing proprioception and eye-hand coordination in everyday activities, the Clinical Kinematic Assessment Tool, will be used.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 52
• Phase: Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Sweden
  • Orebro County
    • Orebro, Orebro County, Sweden, 70212
      • Hälsobro

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 67 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• visual disability
• age 18 to 67 years old
• pain in neck/scapular area
• living in Örebro county

Exclusion Criteria:

• deafness
• musculoskeletal disease (such as Multiple sclerosis, etc)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Untreated control
Experimental: Sensomotoric training; Treatment with Sensomotoric training	Behavioral: Sensomotoric training; The intervention will be given once a week (2h per occasion) for twelve weeks. Each occasion is planned to have the following structure: 10 min initial conversation about how participants are feeling today and how it felt after the last time. 70 min guided sensory motor learning. 10 min final talks, reflections on how it felt today.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from Baseline in neck/scapular pain at 12 month	Physiotherapeut palpation of left and right M.Trapezius, M.Occiput, and M.Levator scapulae. Patient rate degree of pain on 100 mm VAS.	baseline and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from Baseline in sick leave at 12 month	Patient self reported sick leave and sickleave registered at persons employer (if any) and/or at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency	baseline and 12 month

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Örebro
• Collaborators: Örebro County Council; University of Gavle
• Investigators: Study Director: Lars-Olov Lundqvist, Associate Professor, Centre for Rehabilitation Research

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

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Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): February 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 26, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): May 27, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 29, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 28, 2014
• Last Verified: May 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Postural Balance; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Eye/hand coordination
• Other Study ID Numbers: REHSAM/11