Effect of a telerehabilitation exercise program versus a digital booklet with self-care for patients with chronic non-specific neck pain : a protocol of a randomized controlled trial assessor-blinded, 3 months follow-up

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BACKGROUND: Neck pain is the fourth worldwide leading cause of disability and represents 22% of musculoskeletal disorders. Conservative intervention has been strongly recommended to treat chronic neck pain and Telerehabilitation is the alternative for the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions. There is a lack of high-quality research on the effects of telerehabilitation in patients with neck pain and functional disability. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the effect of a telerehabilitation exercise program versus a digital booklet only with self-care information in individuals with non-specific chronic neck pain.

METHODS: This is a prospectively registered, assessor-blinded, two-arm randomized controlled trial comparing a telerehabilitation exercise program versus a digital booklet with self-care information. Seventy patients will be recruited with non-specific chronic neck pain. Follow-ups will be conducted post-treatment, 6 weeks, and 3 months after randomization. The primary outcome will be disability at post-treatment (6 weeks) measured using neck pain disability. Secondary outcomes will be pain intensity levels, global perceived effect, self-efficacy, quality of life, kinesiophobia, and adherence to treatment. In our hypothesis, patients allocated to the intervention group experience outcomes that are similar to those of those assigned to the self-care digital booklet. Our hypothesis can then be approved or disapproved based on the results of the study.

DISCUSSION: This randomized clinical trial will provide reliable information on the use of telerehabilitation to treat patients with chronic non-specific neck pain.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: The study was prospectively registered at the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (number: RBR-10h7khvk). Registered on 16 September 2022.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

Trials - 24(2023), 1 vom: 28. Sept., Seite 616

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Barbosa, Juliene Corrêa [VerfasserIn]
Comachio, Josielli [VerfasserIn]
Marques, Amelia Pasqual [VerfasserIn]
Saragiotto, Bruno Tirotti [VerfasserIn]
Magalhaes, Mauricio Oliveira [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic pain
Clinical Trial Protocol
Clinical trial protocol
Internet-based intervention
Journal Article
Neck pain

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Date Completed 02.10.2023

Date Revised 22.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s13063-023-07651-z

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM362671818