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:
2025-12-24 @ 12:17 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 12:17 PM
NCT ID:
NCT04020861
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients with non-specific chronic neck pain, defined as pain or discomfort in the posterior cervical region between the superior nuchal line and the first thoracic spinous process and / or shoulder girdle;
* Neck pain for at least 3 months;
* Neck Disability Index (NDI) score of 5 points or higher;
* Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score of 3 or higher to pain intensity;
* Aged between 18 and 65 years;
* Men and women
Exclusion Criteria:
* Neck pain associated with nerve root compromise (measured by clinical examination of dermatomes, myotomes and reflexes);
* Previous spinal surgery;
* Patients treated with physical therapy for neck pain in the last 3 months previous the study;
* Severe spinal disorders such as fractures, tumors, inflammatory and infectious diseases;
* Any contraindication to low level laser therapy or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation;
* Rheumatic, metabolic, neurological or cardiopulmonary diseases;
* Patients who require artificial cardiac pacemakers;
* Skin diseases, mainly at the current application site;
* Tumors or cancer historic in the last 5 years;
* Pregnancy;
* If the patient started any physical activity in the last 2 weeks.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT04020861
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT04020861