Status:
COMPLETED
Alexander Technique Neck Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Conditions:
Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study aimed to test the efficacy of five Alexander Technique lessons compared to the same period of heat pad application and guided imagery in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain.
Detailed Description
see above
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- chronic non-specific neck pain
- at least 3 months
- 40mm pain intensity on visual analog scale
Exclusion
- neck pain as consequence of disc protrusion or prolapse, whiplash, congenital deformity of the spine, spinal stenosis, neoplasm, inflammatory rheumatic disease, neurological disorder,
- active oncologic disease
- affective disorder
- addiction
- psychosis.
- pregnancy
- invasive treatment of the spine within the previous three weeks
- spinal surgery
- previous experiences in Alexander Technique
- ongoing application for disability pension
- simultaneous participation in other clinical trials on neck pain
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
72 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02209480
Start Date
December 1 2007
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
May 2 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Essen, Germany, 45276