Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Manual Therapy and Exercise Training of Diaphragm in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
Lead Sponsor:
National Cheng Kung University
Conditions:
Chronic Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Chronic neck pain is a commonly reported problem and often associated with functional disability. Studies showed that patients with chronic neck pain compensated with changes in breathing pattern. Pri...
Detailed Description
Chronic neck pain is a serious health problem with low quality of life, disability and economical burdens. Studies have found that nearly 83% of chronic neck pain patients had changes in breathing pat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chronic or recurrent neck pain from upper cervical to T1 area
- Condition last for 3 months and above
Exclusion
- Acute neck pain
- Previous neck, shoulder or thoracic surgery
- Neurological disease
- Cardiopulmonary disease（Eg. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), asthma, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary emphysema）
- Smoking
- Pregnancy
- Tumour
- Psychological disease
- Neuromuscular disease
- Back pain
- Anaemia or Diabetes
- Neck rehabilitation for past 12 month
- Scoliosis or other diseases that cause spine and chest deformity
- BMI \> 30
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 15 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
126 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04664842
Start Date
August 1 2020
End Date
September 15 2021
Last Update
May 3 2023
Active Locations (1)
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National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, East District, Taiwan, 701