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 @ 1:23 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 1:23 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01923493
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* female or male
* 18 to 60 years of age
* clinical diagnosis "chronic neck pain", i.e. 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 over the last 7 days had to be more than 40 mm on a 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS)
* ability to give oral and signed written informed consent
* patient's mental and physical ability to participate in the trial
* willingness to be randomized, to attend visits, to complete questionnaires
* written and oral informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* neck pain caused by a malignant disease
* neck pain caused by trauma
* rheumatic disorder
* prior spinal column surgery
* neurological symptoms, e.g. radicular symptoms because of a prolapsed vertebral disc
* suspected osteoporosis
* obesity with BMI ≥30 Kg/m2
* known vascular anomaly such as aneurysm
* regular intake of analgesics (\>1x per week) because of a additional diseases
* intake of centrally acting analgesics
* current application for a benefit
* pregnancy
* severe acute and or chronic disease which does not allow participation in the therapy
* other limitations which do not allow participation in the therapy
* alcohol or substance abuse
* tuina treatment during the six months before study entry
* participation in another clinical trial during six months before the study and parallel to the study
* anticipated new treatments which have a positive influence on the neck pain such as physiotherapy against neck pain, acupuncture, massage during the study
* no sufficient German language skills
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT01923493
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01923493