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.

Barbosa, JC; Comachio, J; Marques, AP; Saragiotto, BT; Magalhaes, MO

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.

Barbosa, JC Comachio, J Marques, AP Saragiotto, BT Magalhaes, MO

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Citation:: Trials, 2023, 24, (1), pp. 616
Issue Date:: 2023-09-28

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dc.contributor.author	Barbosa, JC
dc.contributor.author	Comachio, J
dc.contributor.author	Marques, AP
dc.contributor.author	Saragiotto, BT
dc.contributor.author	Magalhaes, MO
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-06T21:45:39Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-13
dc.date.available	2023-11-06T21:45:39Z
dc.date.issued	2023-09-28
dc.identifier.citation	Trials, 2023, 24, (1), pp. 616
dc.identifier.issn	1745-6215
dc.identifier.issn	1745-6215
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/173073
dc.description.abstract	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.
dc.format	Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Springer Nature
dc.relation.ispartof	Trials
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1186/s13063-023-07651-z
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology, 1103 Clinical Sciences
dc.subject.classification	Cardiovascular System & Hematology
dc.subject.classification	General & Internal Medicine
dc.subject.classification	3202 Clinical sciences
dc.subject.classification	4202 Epidemiology
dc.subject.classification	4203 Health services and systems
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Telerehabilitation
dc.subject.mesh	Neck Pain
dc.subject.mesh	Self Care
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Follow-Up Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Pamphlets
dc.subject.mesh	Chronic Pain
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise Therapy
dc.subject.mesh	Treatment Outcome
dc.subject.mesh	Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Neck Pain
dc.subject.mesh	Treatment Outcome
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise Therapy
dc.subject.mesh	Self Care
dc.subject.mesh	Follow-Up Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Pamphlets
dc.subject.mesh	Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.subject.mesh	Chronic Pain
dc.subject.mesh	Telerehabilitation
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Telerehabilitation
dc.subject.mesh	Neck Pain
dc.subject.mesh	Self Care
dc.subject.mesh	Quality of Life
dc.subject.mesh	Follow-Up Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Pamphlets
dc.subject.mesh	Chronic Pain
dc.subject.mesh	Exercise Therapy
dc.subject.mesh	Treatment Outcome
dc.subject.mesh	Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
dc.title	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.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	24
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
utslib.for	1103 Clinical Sciences
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Abstract:

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.

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