The Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions in People With Neck Pain Who Exhibit Directional Preference
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Neck Pain
In brief
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare physical therapy treatments in people with neck pain. The main aim is to compare the short-term effectiveness of physical therapy treatment for neck pain as delivered through Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) as compared to the Cervical Spine Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) in patients with neck pain. Participants will be randomly allocated to receive treatment according to MDT or CPG guidelines. Researchers will compare outcomes between the two groups over 1 year.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06160648
- Run by
- Tufts University
- People needed
- 200
- Starts
- 2024-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2025-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-12-07
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients who are consecutively referred to physical therapy for the treatment of neck pain will be recruited from three hospital-based outpatient physical therapy clinics. Patients will be included if they demonstrate directional preference in the physical therapy initial examination.
- Patients aged 18-90 years
You may not qualify if…
- Patients will be excluded if they:
- Have a history of spinal surgery
- Have cervical instability, and/or vertebral basilar insufficiency
- Have a serious medical condition such as cancer, spondylolisthesis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or other related autoimmune diseases
- Are currently pregnant
- Are positive for upper motor neuron signs
- Are experiencing problems with dizziness, tinnitus, swallowing, or bowel and bladder dysfunction.
- Do not experience directional preference in the physical therapy initial examination.
Where it is running
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab — Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Good Shepard Penn Partners — Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States
- WellSpan Health — York, Pennsylvania, United States
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