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Objectives: To analyze the number of sessions needed to achieve a positive impact after combining interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise, compared with therapeutic exercise alone, on self-reported pain, disability and range of motion in subjects with chronic neck pain.
Design: A randomized, single-blind, controlled trial. Subjects: Patients between 18 and 65 years old, with idiopathic chronic neck pain.
Methods: The experimental group who will perform a combined treatment using Interferential current therapy and therapeutic exercise for two weeks. The control group will receive the same program of therapeutic exercise during the same period of time.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| IFC and Therapeutic Exercise Program | Experimental | Patients will receive 10 sessions for two weeks. The duration of each session will be of approximately one hour. Participants will receive treatment with Interferential current therapy plus a program of therapeutic exercise focused on the neck region |
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| Therapeutic Exercise Program | Active Comparator | Patients will receive 10 sessions for two weeks. The duration of each session will be of approximately one hour.This group will only receive the same therapeutic exercise program. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Interferential Current and Therapeutic Exercise Program | Other | The Interferential Current Program will be based on a bipolar application using the Sonopuls 692 device (Enraf Nonius, Rotterdam, The Netherlands). The current parameters will be: a) 4000Hz carrier frequency; and b) 60 Hz AMF with a modulation frequency of 90 Hz. The intensity of the current will be adapted to the sensitivity of each patient. The Therapeutic Exercise Program will be applied by a physiotherapist and will consist of:
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Neck pain intensity | Participants will rate the intensity of their neck pain at rest on an 11-point numeric pain rating scale, where 0 is no pain and 11 maximum pain. The subjects will be ask to indicate the pain levels that they experienced before treatment and after treatment. | From baseline to immediately after treatment |
| Disability | The Neck Disability Index (NDI) will be used in the Spanish version to measure level of disability of the neck area during the daily life activities. where under 9 denotes No Disability; from 10 to 29 denotes Slight Disability; from 30 to 49 denotes Moderate Disability; from 50 to 69 denotes Severe Disability and more tan 70 denote Complete Disability. | From baseline to immediately after treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Range of movement (ROM) | The secondary outcome measure will be the active cervical range of motion assessed with the CROM device (Performance Attainment Associates, Lindstrom, MN). The measurements will be made separately for each direction and in a standard sequence: flexion, extension, right lateral flexion, left lateral flexion, right rotation and left rotation. Two measurements will be recorded for each movement and the average of the two measurements will be used in the analysis of results |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Alberto Heredia-Rizo, PhD | Physiotherapy Department, University of Seville, spain | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Sevilla | Seville | 41009 | Spain |
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| 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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| Therapeutic Exercise Program | Other | The Therapeutic Exercise Program will be applied by a physiotherapist and will consist of:
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| From baseline to immediately after treatment |