Body Awareness and Mental Fatigue in Neck Pain

Launched by HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY · May 23, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, titled "Body Awareness and Mental Fatigue in Neck Pain," aims to explore how mental fatigue and awareness affect individuals with chronic neck pain compared to healthy individuals. Researchers want to understand how these factors relate to neck disability (how much the neck pain affects daily life) and overall quality of life. They will also look at how pain intensity, duration, and emotional factors like anxiety and depression are connected to mental fatigue and awareness levels in those living with chronic neck pain.

To participate in this study, you must be between 18 and 65 years old and have had chronic neck pain for at least three months, along with a certain level of disability as measured by a questionnaire. You also need to be able to read and write. However, if you have any serious neurological issues, inflammatory diseases, or other specific health conditions, you will not be eligible. Participants can expect to contribute to important research that may help improve understanding and treatment of chronic neck pain. The trial is not yet recruiting, so there will be more information available when it begins.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Study Group Inclusion Criteria:
• • Having chronic neck pain for at least 3 months.
• • Being between 18 and 65 years of age.
• • Scoring 5 and above on the Neck Disability Questionnaire.
• • Scoring 24 and above on the Mini Mental State Examination.
• • To be able to read and write.
• • Being volunteer to participate in the study.
• Study Group Exclusion Criteria:
• • Participation in any physical therapy program in the last 3 months.
• * Having the following problems:
• • Radiculopathy, myleopathy (motor and sensory loss) and other neurological diseases.
• • Inflammatory diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, etc.).
• • History of malignancy.
• • Congenital spinal cord anomaly and congenital spinal deformities.
• • Spinal pathologies, traumatic medulla spinalis injury and other medulla spinalis pathologies.
• • Vestibular disorders.
• • Diagnosed psychiatric illnesses such as bipolar disorder, psychotic illnesses and panic attacks.
• • Vision problems that do not fully recover despite vision aids (glasses, etc.).
• • Pregnancy status
• Control Group Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age between 18 and 65 years.
• • Scoring 24 and above on the Mini Mental State Examination.
• • To be able to read and write.
• • Volunteering to participate in the study.
• Control Group Exclusion Criteria:
• • Having chronic pain in the spine, especially in the neck.
• • Exclusion criteria for the study group