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Study aim
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The aim of this study was to compare the effect of online and face-to-face pain education interventions on pain, disability, psychological factors and function in people with chronic nonspecific neck.
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Design
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Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, one-way blind, randomized, phase 2 on 120 patients. Pre-prepared numbers 1 to 120 are used for randomization.
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Settings and conduct
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This study is performed in the city of Babol on people with chronic nonspecific neck pain. Data evaluators and analyzers are blind to the participants in each group.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: men and women aged 18-65 years, VAS scale <3 in these people, minimum neck pain 12 weeks and three days a week, referring to medical centers to treat neck pain, not starting treatment or taking medication
Exclusion criteria
Pregnancy, dissatisfaction with participation in research, lack of regular participation in training sessions, spinal osteoporosis, history of tumor in the spine, participation in training courses for the treatment of neck pain in the past three years, severe spinal discopathy, having any fractures and Spinal surgery in the last three years, if injured during interventions
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Intervention groups
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For all participants in the two experimental groups, 3 sessions of familiarity with teaching pain management approaches as well as how to perform quarterly exercises (three sessions per week, each session approximately 20 to 30 minutes) will be explained. For the participants in the control group, biomedical content is explained with a focus on neck biomechanics, as well as three months of training for corrective neck pain movements.
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Main outcome variables
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pain; disability; psychological factors and function