Effectiveness of Functional Pillow on Neck Pain, Disability, Quality of Sleep and Life (NCT02240849) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Effectiveness of Functional Pillow on Neck Pain, Disability, Quality of Sleep and Life
South Korea50 participantsStarted 2014-06
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of functional cervical pillow on inpatients with neck discomfort.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 69 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients admitted to a Korean Medicine hospital
* Age between 18 and 69
* NRS score of \>4 on the day of the intervention
* Voluntary participation with written consent given to study consent form, including cervical x-ray
Exclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosis of serious disease(s) which are possible causes of neck pain such as malignancy, vertebral fracture, spinal infection, inflammatory spondylitis, cauda-equina compression, etc.
* Prior diagnosis of other chronic disease(s) which could affect effectiveness or interpretation of treatment results such as cardiovascular disease, diabetic neuropathy, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, etc.
* Progressive neurologic deficit(s) or concurrent severe neurological symptoms
* Previously using any kind of functional pillow
What they're measuring
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Change from baseline in Neck discomfort on Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)
Timeframe: At baseline, 3 day, week 1, 2, 3, 4 following intervention