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| Name | Class |
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| St. Olavs Hospital | OTHER |
| Norwegian Fund for Postgraduate Training in Physiotherapy | OTHER |
| Kommunal Landspensjonskasse | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to investigate if high-intensity resistance training can induce additional beneficial effects, for patients with moderate to severe long term pain in the neck, when added to a multidisciplinary treatment program.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| High-intensity resistance training | Experimental | Full body, progressive strength training with Theraband® Elastic bands. Three times per week for 12 weeks - 3 weeks with supervised sessions at the clinic, and 9 weeks of home training.Three guided sessions will be offered during the home training period. |
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| General physical activity | Active Comparator | 12 weeks of general physical activity - 3 weeks with supervised sessions at the clinic, and 9 weeks of individually adjusted home training. This include circle-training, low-intensity resistance exercises, endurance exercises, ball playing, body awareness, stretching, and relaxation techniques, and similar activities. Neither moderate nor high-intensity resistance exercise is included for participants in this group.Three guided sessions will be offered during the home training period. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| High-intensity resistance training | Behavioral |
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| General physical activity |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Neck-related disability as assessed by the neck disability index | Neck disability index | 12 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pain assessed by the Numerical Pain Rating Scale | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months | |
| Fear avoidance beliefs assessed by Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months | |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Marius S Fimland, phd | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| St. Olavs University Hospital - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Trondheim | Norway |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 30132009 | Result | Iversen VM, Vasseljen O, Mork PJ, Fimland MS. Resistance training vs general physical exercise in multidisciplinary rehabilitation of chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial. J Rehabil Med. 2018 Aug 22;50(8):743-750. doi: 10.2340/16501977-2370. |
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| Behavioral |
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| Multidisciplinary rehabilitation program | Behavioral |
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| Patient's' perceived effect of the treatment assessed by the Patient specific functioning scale |
| 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Anxiety and depression assessed by Hopkins symptom checklist | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Quality of life assessed by EQ-5D-5L | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Work ability assessed by Work ability index | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Use of analgesics assessed by a questionnaire from the HUNT study | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Physical activity level assessed by a questionnaire from the HUNT study | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Strength in the neck measured using a handheld dynamometer | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Pressure pain threshold of the tibialis anterior muscle measured using an algometer | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Grip strength measured using a handheld dynamometer | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Patient's' perceived effect of the treatment assessed by the Global rating of change scale | 3 and 12 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| Neck-related disability as assessed by the neck disability index | 3 weeks + 6 and 12 months |
| ID | Term |
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| D019547 | Neck Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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