Clinical Trial: Tai Chi for Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Tai Chi for Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Brief Summary: In this study the efficacy of Tai Chi will be tested in comparison to conventional neck exercises and usual care in a randomized controlled trial. Tai Chi and neck exercises will be lead by a trained exercise therapist and Tai Chi instructor, both groups receive 12 weeks of training, once weekly for 60-90 min in a group setting. Pain, Disability, quality of life, wellbeing, stress perception, psychological distress will be used to determine effects.
Detailed Summary: see above
Sponsor: Universität Duisburg-Essen
Current Primary Outcome: pain intensity [ Time Frame: week 12 ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
- pain intensity [ Time Frame: week 24 ]pain intensity on a visual analogue scale (0-100mm)
- pain on movement [ Time Frame: week 12, week 24 ]pain intensity on a visual analogue scale (0-100mm) evoked by head movement into 6 directions POM validated by Lauche et al., 2014, Pain Medicine
- neck disability [ Time Frame: week 12, week 24 ]neck disability index (NDI), Vernon et al.
- health related quality of life [ Time Frame: week 12, week 24 ]short form quality of life questionnaire (SF-36), Bullinger and Kirchberger
- Anxiety and Depression [ Time Frame: week 12, week 24 ]Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
- Wellbeing [ Time Frame: week 12, week 24 ]Wellbeing on the FEW16 Questionnaire
- Stress [ Time Frame: week 12, week 24 ]Subjective stress perception, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
- interoceptive awareness [ Time Frame: week 12, week 24 ]The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA)
- Postural Awareness [ Time Frame: week 12, week 24 ]Postural Awareness Questionnaire (PAS)
- Safety [ Time Frame: week 24 ]All adverse and serious adverse events
- pain intensity ratings [ Time Frame: week 12 ]daily rating of pain intensity, visual analog scales
- use of analgetics [ Time Frame: week 12 ]daily information on use of analgetics
- use of concomitant therapies [ Time Frame: week 12 ]daily information on use of concomitant therapies for neck pain
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Universität Duisburg-Essen
Dates:
Date Received: August 18, 2014
Date Started: August 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: April 9, 2015
Last Verified: April 2015