Cervical Range of Motion in Neck Pain Patients: A Mixed Methods Study

This study there are any associations between objective and subjective outcome measures, measuring the cervical range of motion and if the restriction matter to the patient.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Measurement of the range of motion of the cervical spine

Detailed Description

Objective and subjective outcome measures are frequently used assessments in clinical practice.

The investigators will use different subjective and objective outcome measures to evaluate any possible associations, as well as to investigate if restrictions of movement matters to patients.

Additionally to the assessments tools the investigators will use interviews to extend the scope.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 30

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Switzerland
  • Zurich, Switzerland, 8008
    • Balgrist University Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants with neck pain of any duration

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with any duration of neck pain
• Men and women older than 18 years
• Signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Disc herniation of the cervical spine
• Spinal canal stenosis
• Acute accidents
• Surgery of the cervical spine
• Pacemaker and / or defibrillator

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Cervical Range of Motion (CROM)	The cervical range of motion will be measured using the CROM device	Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Neck Disability Index	Questionnaire, measuring the subjective restriction of the participant during activities of daily living	Baseline
S-ROM-Neck	Questionnaire, the participants will be asked to assess their ability to move there neck and if they feel restricted.	Baseline
Interviews (personal,semi-structured guided, open-ended questions) in a one-to-one Setting. Recorded with a voice-recorder.	10 of the participants will be asked to also take part in an interview.	Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Balgrist University Hospital
• Collaborators: Maastricht University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jaap Swanenburg, PhD, Balgrist University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 29, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 1, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): February 2, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 9, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 8, 2017
• Last Verified: May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2015-00049

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: no there is not