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 @ 7:42 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:42 PM
NCT ID:
NCT07194603
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* neck pain classified as Neck Pain and Associated Disorder I (NAD) I with a duration of 3-60 months
* a 3 or higher pain scale rating out of 10 on the Numeric Pain Rating Scale
* modified STarTBack tool (modified for neck pain) classified as low risk (\< 3 out of 9)
* a Neck Disability Index scored at 10% or higher
Exclusion Criteria:
* prior spinal surgery, those with serious underlying pathology including neurologic, cardiovascular, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, inflammatory arthritis, osteoporosis, hemophilia, cancer, contra-indications to cervical spine joint mobilization (or spinal mobilization of the neck) \[e.g., a history of fainting spells or loss of consciousness, presently on blood thinners\]
* those who received spinal mobilization of the neck (or cervical spine joint mobilization) or physical therapy prescribed exercise in the past 3 months, current smokers, those with chronic widespread pain, those actively pursuing compensation, unable to work or with litigation pending or unable to communicate in English, persons who cannot tolerate 2 minutes of the cold pressor test (12 degrees Centigrade).
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
55 Years
Study:
NCT07194603
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT07194603