Cervical Stabilization Exercises in Patients With Spondyloarthritis

February 2, 2023 updated by: Deniz Bayraktar, Izmir Katip Celebi University

Effect of Cervical Stabilization Exercises on Cervical Position Error in Patients With Spondyloarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of cervical stabilization exercises on cervical positioning error in spondyloarthritis patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The position sense and kinesthesia are defined as proprioception. In other words, proprioception allows being aware of positions of the body parts in the space. Muscles, tendons, joint capsules are source of proprioception.

Possible damage to these structures due to inflammation may cause diminished proprioception sense. Decreased proprioception was shown for cervical region in axial spondyloarthritis patients in a recent study.

Different exercise programs may help increasing proprioception. Therefore, the aim of the present study is investigate the effects of cervical stabilization exercises on cervical proprioception accuracy.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

39

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 Katip Celebi University

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 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Being diagnosed as axial spondyloarthritis according to ASAS criteria
  • Being able to understand and follow the exercise commands
  • Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Trauma history related to cervical region
  • A completed ankylosis in cervical region
  • Surgery history related to cervical region
  • Any vestibular disorders
  • Upper extremity involvement other than axial spondyloarthritis

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: Exercise Group
A progressive home-based cervical stabilization exercise program was delivered by sending messages and video instructions via a freeware and cross-platform messaging service (WhatsApp Messenger) in a weekly basis.
Other: Exercise
Home exercises were performed three times in a week for six weeks. Home exercises included range of motion exercises, coordination exercises and strengthening exercises. Repeats and durations of the exercises increased every week to provide progression.
NO_INTERVENTION: Control Group
Patients in control group did not receive any exercise intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Cervical Proprioception Accuracy
Time Frame: At baseline and six weeks later
Cervical position error method was used to determine the cervical proprioception accuracy. Cervical position error was evaluated in flexion, extension, rotation and lateral flexion directions and was calculated using a special formula. The results were analyzed as angles.
At baseline and six weeks later

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Izmir Katip Celebi University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Deniz Bayraktar, PT, PhD, Izmir Katip Celebi University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

September 1, 2019

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 31, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 21, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 21, 2020

First Posted (ACTUAL)

July 23, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

February 3, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 2, 2023

Last Verified

February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SpAJPE

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Data will be sent upon a reasonable request.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

December 2022 to December 2042

IPD Sharing Access Criteria

Data will be sent for academical purposes (for conducting a meta-analysis or systematic review)

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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