Efficiency of Modified Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

November 20, 2020 updated by: Gonca Şahiner Pıçak, Dokuz Eylul University
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of modified pilates exercises on neck pain, deep neck flexor muscles edurance, joint position sense and functionality in patients with chronic neck pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

50 individuals with Chronic Neck Pain not working will be included to our study. We will evaluate pain (with visual analog scale), deep neck flexors' endurance (with cranio-cervical flexure test using the pressure stabilizing feedback device), cervical range of motion and cervical proprioception (wit cervical range of motion device). Besides we will conduct a questionnaire (neck disability index) to get further knowledge about their functionality. Participants will be randomly allocated 2 groups consisting of 25 participants and these 2 groups will receive different interventions. Modified Pilates Exercise Group (MPEG) will be involved in a modified pilates exercise training for a total of 6 weeks a day, 2 days a week in the presence of a physiotherapist. The Control Group (KG) will receive daily routine advises to prevent neck pain and they will be asked about to apply these advises and not to make other changes in their life. The evaluations will be repeated and analyzed 2 times, pre-treatment and 6 weeks after treatment , and the effectiveness of the modified pilates exercises will be examined in the chronic neck pain. Our hypothesis is ''Modified pilates exercises have a positive effect on neck pain, range of motion, deep neck flexor muscles, joint position sense and function in patients with chronic neck pain.''

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

49

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • İzmir, Turkey
        • Izmir University of Economics

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 60 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Having neck pain more than 3 months
  • No physical therapy in last year
  • No background with pilates exercises
  • Being able to understand Turkish, treatment and evaluations.
  • Being able to complete all the evaluations and treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Fracture or surgery background with shoulder, cervical area or other extremities.
  • Any systemic musculoskeletal diseases
  • Existing chest deformities or scoliosis
  • Cervical hernia, neuropathy or whiplash.
  • Pregnancy
  • Having pain above 7 in VAS
  • Any other pain that could prevent people from doing exercises

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Modified Pilates Exercise Group
they will be involved in a modified pilates exercise training for a total of 6 weeks a day, 2 days a week.
Other: modified pilates exercise
modified exercises from original pilates exercises.
Other Names:
  • daily routine advises
OTHER: Control Group
they will be given daily life advises to prevent neck pain
Other: daily life advises
they will be given daily life advises to prevent neck pain

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain Evaluation
Time Frame: 6 weeks
This test will be measured by Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score. VAS has 10-centimeter line corresponding to the amount of pain they experienced. "0" means "no pain" and "10" means "pain as bad as possible".
6 weeks
Neck Disability Index
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Neck disability index is a survey that has 10 different sections including Pain intensity, personal care, weight lifting, reading, headache, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and resting activitie.
6 weeks
Posture Evaluation
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Sagital plan photographs of the people will be taken and head and shoulder posture will be evaluated.
6 weeks
Neck Range Of Motion
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Range of motion will be measured by cervical range of motion device (CROM device)
6 weeks
Deep Neck Flexor Endurance
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Score of cranio-cervical flexion test will be measured by Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback Unit.
6 weeks
Neck Position Sense
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Joint position error of 6-direction (flexion, extension, right-left lateral flexion and right-left rotation) will be measured by cervical range of motion device (CROM device).
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Dokuz Eylul University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: sevgi sevi yeşilyaprak, PHD, 9 eylül university

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

April 1, 2018

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

August 30, 2018

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

November 30, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 19, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 18, 2018

First Posted (ACTUAL)

December 20, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

November 23, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2020

Last Verified

December 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DEU.HSI.MSc-2015970022

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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