Effects of Neck Stabilization Exercise With Heat Therapies

Effect of Heat Therapies on Pain, Functional Status, Range of Motion, and Disability in Patients With Neck Pain

In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of heat therapies and neck stabilization exercises on pain, disability, range of motion, and mood of NP patients.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: neck stabilization exercise (nse); Other: NSE + HOT PACK THERAPY; Other: NSE + infrared therapy; Other: NSE + ultrasound therapy

Detailed Description

Chronic non-specific neck pain (NP) has become one of the main causes of disability in the adult population around the world.Several treatment options used like; exercise, manual therapy, electrotherapy, and hot treatments etc. In this study, we aimed to determine the effects of heat therapies and neck stabilization exercises on pain, disability, range of motion, and mood of NP patients.100 patients with NP will be included.Patients will be randomyl assigned to 4 groups and will receive a total of 3 weeks of treatment. Patients' pain levels (visual analogoue scale VAS), quality of life (short form 36), mood (Beck deppression inventory BDI), range of motion, and neck disability index were evaluated prior to treatment, at 6th and at 12th weeks.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Afyon
    • Merkez, Afyon, Turkey, 0300
      • Hilal Yeşil

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with chronic neck pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• sensory deficit on neck area, servical disc pathologies, neurological deficit, malignity, secondary causes for neck pain, active inflammation, arthritis on the neck area, serious mental health problems, pregnancy, spine surgery, and having received treatment to the cervical region in the last 6 months

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

4

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: neck stabilization exercise (NSE); the patients who had NSE	Other: neck stabilization exercise (nse); neck stabilization exercise (nse)- exercise
Active Comparator: NSE + HOT PACK THERAPY; the patients who had NSE+ hot pack	Other: NSE + HOT PACK THERAPY; NSE + HOT PACK THERAPY- exercise plus heat therapy
Active Comparator: NSE + infrared therapy; the patients who had NSE+ infrared therapy	Other: NSE + infrared therapy; NSE + infrared therapy- exercise plus heat therapy
Active Comparator: NSE + ultrasound therapy; the patients who had NSE+ ultrasound therapy	Other: NSE + ultrasound therapy; NSE + ultrasound therapy exercise plus heat therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
change from baseline VAS (visual analog scale) at 6th and 12th week	The patients were asked to make an assesment of their pain level between 0 and 10 scale	up to 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change from baseline quality of life (short form 36) at 6th and 12th week	The physical and mental health summary scores were the primary components used. Scoring is on a scale of 0 to 100 and a higher score reflects better health-related quality of life.	up to 12 weeks
Change from baseline shoulder range of motion (ROM) at 6th and 12th week	The patients' joint range of motion will be measured with a goniometer.	up to 12 weeks
Change from baseline Beck depression inventory (BDI) at 6th and 12th week	A total Beck score (0-63) is obtained by giving each question a score of 0-3 in the survey. 17 is considered the threshold value for the degree of depression.	up to 12 weeks
Change from baseline neck disability index (NDI) at 6th and 12th week	Patient-completed, condition-specific functional status questionnaire with 10 items including pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation. The NDI has sufficient support and usefulness to retain its current status as the most commonly used self-report measure for neck pain	up to 12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hilal Yeşil

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): May 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 6, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 6, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): March 16, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 16, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 6, 2023
• Last Verified: March 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: exercise; ultrasound therapy; hot pack
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: HYSHNP

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No