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 @ 9:49 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:49 PM
NCT ID:
NCT00615732
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* clinical diagnosis of chronic neck pain since at least 6 months and complaints for a maximum duration of 5 years
* neck pain more prominent than other pain in the spine
* average pain intensity of the last 7 days more or equal to 40 mm measured by a visual analogue scale (VAS 0 - 100 mm)
* normal mobility of the cervical spine
* intellectual and physical ability to participate in the study
* informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* cervical pain related to malignancy
* cervical pain due to an accident
* inflammatory joint disorders
* previous spine surgery
* protrusion/prolapse of a spinal disk, spondylolisthesis, with radicular symptomatology
* actually doing or planning to do other regular physical exercise during the study with possible positive effects on neck pain - such as swimming, yoga, pilates, tai chi, etc.
* use of pain drugs for other diseases (\> 1x/week)
* pregnancy
* severe chronic or acute disease interfering with therapy attendance
* alcohol or substance abuse
* participation in another clinical trial in the last 6 months before study entry
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
20 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT00615732
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00615732