The Investigation of Thoracic Spinal Curvature and Mobility in Subjects With and Without Neck Pain: Cut-off Points

The Investigation of the Sagittal Thoracic Spinal Curvature and Mobility in Subjects With and Without Chronic Neck Pain: Cut-off Points and Pain Relationship

The purpose of this study is to investigate the sagittal thoracic spinal curvature and mobility in subjects with and without chronic neck pain, cut-off points and pain relationship

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Spinal Mouse® measurement; Behavioral: Neck pain intensity measurement

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 100

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Cankaya
    • Ankara, Cankaya, Turkey, 06800
      • Recruiting
      • Ataturk Training and Research Hospital
      • Contact: Seyda - TOPRAK CELENAY, Assist. Prof; Phone Number: +90 530 041 39 86; Email: sydtoprak@hotmail.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with Chronic neck pain and heatlhy subjects

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients aged between 18 and 65 years with persistent neck pain for more than 3 months
• The inclusion criteria for the control group included acceptance to participate in the study, no previous neck pain (lifetime-to-date), no spinal surgery or deformity, and no radiological abnormalities detected

Exclusion Criteria:

• Prior history of injury or surgery relating to spine, spinal deformity, neurological symptoms or signs, radiological abnormalities indicating cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, prior history of other spinal disorder such as low back pain, active intervention in the last 3 months including drug therapy or physiotherapy, malignancy, systemic pathology including any rheumatologic disease and osteoporosis

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Neck pain; Patients aged between 18 and 65 years with persistent neck pain for more than 3 months	Device: Spinal Mouse® measurement; The sagittal thoracic spinal curvature and mobility of all participants were assessed with Spinal Mouse® (Idiag, Fehraltorf, Switzerland) in standing position.; Behavioral: Neck pain intensity measurement; The neck pain intensity of the patients was questioned by Visual Analogue Scale
Healthy; Acceptance to participate in the study, no previous neck oain (lifetime-to-date), no spinal surgery or deformity, and no radiological abnormalities detected	Device: Spinal Mouse® measurement; The sagittal thoracic spinal curvature and mobility of all participants were assessed with Spinal Mouse® (Idiag, Fehraltorf, Switzerland) in standing position.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Thoracic curvature, as measured by Spinal Mouse®	participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Pain, as measured by Visual Analog Scale	participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of one year
Thoracic mobility, as measured by Spinal Mouse®	participants will be followed for the duration of hospital stay, an expected average of one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ataturk Training and Research Hospital

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Lau KT, Cheung KY, Chan KB, Chan MH, Lo KY, Chiu TT. Relationships between sagittal postures of thoracic and cervical spine, presence of neck pain, neck pain severity and disability. Man Ther. 2010 Oct;15(5):457-62. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2010.03.009.
• Nejati P, Lotfian S, Moezy A, Moezy A, Nejati M. The relationship of forward head posture and rounded shoulders with neck pain in Iranian office workers. Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2014 May 3;28:26. eCollection 2014.
• Tsunoda D, Iizuka Y, Iizuka H, Nishinome M, Kobayashi R, Ara T, Yamamoto A, Takagishi K. Associations between neck and shoulder pain (called katakori in Japanese) and sagittal spinal alignment parameters among the general population. J Orthop Sci. 2013 Mar;18(2):216-9. doi: 10.1007/s00776-012-0341-6. Epub 2012 Dec 12.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): July 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 12, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 18, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): April 22, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): April 22, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 18, 2015
• Last Verified: April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Spinal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Neck Pain; Spinal Curvatures
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2015-56/32