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Exercise for Neck Pain (SCAPEL Trial)

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Led By Tim L Uhl, PhD
Research Sponsored by Timothy Uhl
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, at end of 8 weeks of intervention
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SCAPEL Trial Summary

This trial found that an 8-week intervention program of exercises to stretch and strengthen key core muscles helped decrease neck pain discomfort for surgeons.

Eligible Conditions
  • Neck Pain
  • Shoulder Pain

SCAPEL Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, at end of 8 weeks of intervention
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, at end of 8 weeks of intervention for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Neck Disability Index
Secondary outcome measures
Worse Neck Pain

SCAPEL Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Exercise InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Wall Angels:Stretching tight anterior shoulder musculature Participants will assume this position and slide their arms up and down the wall for 2 minutes. Cervical Spine Mobility: will be accomplished by having the participant stabilize their shoulders and side bend their head in various positions to stretch each side of their next for 2 minutes with 10-15 second holds in each position. Posterior shoulder strengthening: will be performed with shoulder externally rotating and squeezing the scapular with 5 second holds for 2 minutes. Thoracic Spinal mobility: to improve thoracic extension participants will use a strap or tennis ball and perform thoracic extension with 10 second holds for 2 minutes.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Timothy UhlLead Sponsor
3 Previous Clinical Trials
64 Total Patients Enrolled
Tim L Uhl, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Kentucky
2 Previous Clinical Trials
31 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersJournal
Urdu Version of the Neck Disability Index: A Reliability and Validity Study
Farooq, Muhammad Nazim, Mohammad A. Mohseni-Bandpei, Syed Amir Gilani, and Ambreen Hafeez. 2017. “Urdu Version of the Neck Disability Index: A Reliability and Validity Study”. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/s12891-017-1469-5.
Journal of Surgical ResearchJournal
Neck/shoulder Problems and Visual Disturbances Among Surgeons: A Scoping Review
Alhusuny, Ameer, Margaret Cook, Akram Khalil, Yanfei Xie, and Venerina Johnston. 2020. “Neck/shoulder Problems and Visual Disturbances Among Surgeons: A Scoping Review”. Journal of Surgical Research. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/j.jss.2019.09.064.
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ActivityJournal
Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF): A Systematic Review
Lee, Paul H, Duncan J Macfarlane, TH Lam, and Sunita M Stewart. 2011. “Validity of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF): A Systematic Review”. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-115.
Clinical RehabilitationJournal
The Effectiveness of an Aerobic Exercise Training on Patients with Neck Pain During a Short- and Long-term Follow-up: A Prospective Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Daher, Amira, Rafael S Carel, Knoll Tzipi, Hazan Esther, and Gali Dar. 2020. “The Effectiveness of an Aerobic Exercise Training on Patients with Neck Pain During a Short- and Long-term Follow-up: A Prospective Double-blind Randomized Controlled Trial”. Clinical Rehabilitation. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/0269215520912000.
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