Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:22 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:22 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02019134
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* female or male
* 18-65 years of age
* chronic neck pain for at least 12 weeks
* if additional back pain is reported, neck pain has to be predominant
* intensity of the average neck pain ≥ 4 on the numeric rating scale (NRS) in the last week
* presence of a smartphone (iphone, Android phone) and willingness to do data entry through a smart phone application (App)
* physical and mental ability to participate in the study
* willingness to be randomized, to apply study intervention according to the protocol, to complete the baseline questionnaire in paper form and electronic questionnaires and diaries provided by a smart phone application
* written and oral informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* neck pain caused by a known malignant disease
* neck pain caused by trauma
* known rheumatic disorder
* history or planned surgery of the spinal column of the neck in the next 6 months
* known neurological symptoms e.g radicular symptoms because of prolapsed vertebral disc
* regular intake of analgesics (\>1x per week) because of additional diseases
* intake of centrally acting analgesics
* known severe acute or chronic disorder, that do not allow participation in the therapy
* other known diseases, that do not allow participation in the therapy
* known alcohol or substance abuse
* no sufficient German language skills
* current application for a benefit
* participation in another clinical trial during six months before the study and parallel to the study
* conducting regular relaxation techniques, mindfulness training or meditation six weeks before the study or planned in the next 6 months
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT02019134
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02019134