Preliminary Neck Classification Study

Implementation of a Neck Pain Classification System: A Preliminary Analysis

The purpose of this study was to assess if pain and function in patients with neck pain is less when physical therapists use a classification system.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Procedure: physical therapy and Neck Pain Classification

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study was to prospectively assess pain and function scores in patients with neck pain, with therapists specifically trained to implement a treatment based classification and matched interventions system. This study consisted of two phases to determine whether implementing a classification changed patient outcomes. In phase one, baseline data was obtained while physical therapists continued with their current neck pain evaluation and intervention approaches. The second phase involved educating the therapists in the neck classification system with the matched interventions. Pain and function outcomes were analyzed for 2 phases. The overall goal was to prospectively determine if the implementation of this classification system with matched interventions could enhance patient outcomes.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 17
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Illinois
    • Moline, Illinois, United States, 61265
      • Genesis Physical Therapy - King Plaza
    • Silvis, Illinois, United States, 61282
      • Genesis Physical Therapy - Illini
  • Iowa
    • Bettendorf, Iowa, United States, 52722
      • Genesis Physical Therapy - Maplecrest
    • Davenport, Iowa, United States, 52803
      • Genesis Physical Therapy - Lombard
    • Davenport, Iowa, United States, 52807
      • Genesis Physical Therapy - 53rd St
    • Davenport, Iowa, United States, 52807
      • Genesis Physical Therapy - Valley Fair
    • Le Claire, Iowa, United States, 52748
      • Genesis Physical Therapy - Le Claire

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Licensed physical therapists
• Treat patients with neck pain on a regular basis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Do not utilize interventions included in the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: physical therapy; Physical Therapy intervention provided by therapists in phase one without training in following a neck classification system and in phase two after being trained to follow a neck pain classification system.	Other: Procedure: physical therapy and Neck Pain Classification; Physical therapists treated patients in phase one as they usually do and in phase two were trained to follow a neck classification and matched intervention system.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Numeric Pain Rating (NPR)	NPR was measured on initial evaluation and at the time the patient was discharged from care which varied for each patient (ranged from 3 to 107 days).	up to 107 days
Neck Disability Index (NDI)	NDI was measured on initial evaluation and at the time the patient was discharged from care which varied for each patient (ranged from 3 to 107 days).	up to 107 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Number of Visits	Measured from initial evaluation to time of discharge from care; up to 107 days.
Duration of Care	Number of days of care, measured from initial evaluation to time of discharge from care; up to 107 days.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: St. Ambrose University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 26, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 27, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): August 1, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 1, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 27, 2016
• Last Verified: July 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: neck pain; outcomes; physical therapy; classification; cervical
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: StAmbroseU2

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No