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Last refreshed on: 10 October 2016
Main ID:  NCT02915887
Date of registration: 18/09/2016
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Haifa
Public title: The Effect of Cervical Taping on Neck Pain and Kinematics in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
Scientific title: The Short-term Effect of Cervical Taping on Neck Pain, Disability and Kinematics in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: A Non-randomised Clinical Trial
Date of first enrolment: January 2015
Target sample size: 27
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02915887
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Israel
Contacts
Name:     Hilla Sarig Bahat, PT, PhD
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Affiliation:  Department of Physical Therapy, University of Haifa
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Chronic neck pain (>3 months), with or without referral to the upper limb;

- Age of 18 years or more;

- Pain intensity = 30% on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects were excluded if they had physiotherapy in the previous 2 months, known skin
allergy to the tape, evidence for active vestibular disorders, medical conditions
that may affect performance such as Rheumatic Arthritis, Diabetes Mellitus,
neurological disorders, head injuries, lower limb pathologies, local or systemic
infections, inability to communicate and provide informed consent, unstable
fracture/dislocation, post-orthopaedic surgery in the upper body or spine, and
pregnancy.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Chronic Pain
Cervical Pain
Neck Pain
Intervention(s)
Other: Cervical Taping
Primary Outcome(s)
Self-reported pain intensity was measured by theVisual Analogue Scale (VAS, 0-100mm) [Time Frame: One week]
Cervical range of motion was measured by the neck VR system (ROM, degrees) [Time Frame: One week]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Cervical motion accuracy was measured by the VR system (Accuracy, degrees). [Time Frame: one week]
Self-reported disability was measured using the Neck Disability Index (NDI, 0-100%) [Time Frame: One week]
Fear of movement was assessed using the TAMPA Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK, 0-68) [Time Frame: One week]
Secondary ID(s)
HillaUHaifa
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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