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Chronic Neck PainNCT04201379

Determines of Quality of Life in Patients

An observational study of Chronic Neck Pain, run by Baskent University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Pain, muscle spasm, loss of muscle strength and impaired posture adversely affect the daily life activities and quality of life of neck pain patients.However, the quality of life; It is a multifaceted concept that includes not only the age, sex, marital status, educational status and duration of pain, but also the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Neck Pain
What is being tested?
quality of life assesment
How many people
93 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
30 Sep 2019to 25 Apr 2020
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: people with a diagnosis of neck disease living in Ankara and who can answer the study questions

Who may be able to join

  • 1) People 18 years and older

Who cannot join

  • Hospitalized people
  • Newly Operated People
  • People with psychological diagnosis

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Ayça Aytar

    Ankara

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Nonspecific Neck Patients's Quality of Life and Their Predictors

Pain, muscle spasm, loss of muscle strength and impaired posture adversely affect the daily life activities and quality of life of neck pain patients.However, the quality of life; It is a multifaceted concept that includes not only the age, sex, marital status, educational status and duration of pain, but also the number of children, BMI, depression, sleep quality, pain-related inadequacy and fatigue. Therefore, considering all these; quality of life; The aim of our study was to determine the factors affecting the quality of life in nonspesific neck patients with the effect that the determinants affecting physical, physical role difficulty, pain, general health, vitality, social function, emotional role difficulty and mental health may be different.

Read the detailed description

The study will include 93 people with a diagnosis neck disease who apply to the physical therapy outpatient clinic. After recorded sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the individuals, some evaluations will be done only once. The evaluations to be used in the study are as follows: Pain Assesment will be evaluated with McGill Pain Questionnaire, Sleep disorders will be evaluated with Pitsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Fatigue level will be assessed by the Fatigue Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) will be used to determine depression levels. The quality of life of the subjects wiil be evaluate by using the Short Form-36 questionnaire.

Being tested
quality of life assesment
Keywords
chronic, neckpain
Medical subject headings
Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • quality of life assesmentOther

    The sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the individuals who meet the study criteria will be recorded. Evaluations of the participants will be done only once

Study groups in NCT04201379
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
neck pain patientsservical disk hernisi servical spondilosis servical problems
Receives: Other: quality of life assesment
controlhealthy people
Receives: Other: quality of life assesment

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. DETERMINING FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

    to reported determining factors affecting their quality of life Short form-SF36 .All questions are scored on a scale from 0 to 100, with 100 representing the highest level of functioning possible. Aggregate scores are compiled as a percentage of the total points possible, using the RAND scoring table (STEP I chart).

    The scores from those questions that address each specific area of functional health status (STEP II chart) are then averaged together, for a final score within each of the 8 dimensions measured. (eg pain, physical functioning etc.)

    Measured: 27 february 2020

  2. IS PAIN DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

    MCMcGill Pain Questionnaire will be used to report pain.The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) is a three-part pain assessment tool that measures several dimensions of the patient's pain experience. The first part consists of an anatomic drawing of the human form on which the patient marks where his or her pain is located. The second part of the MPQ is a VDS that allows the patient to record the intensity level of his or her current pain experience. The third part of the MPQ is a pain verbal descriptor inventory consisting of 72 descriptive adjectives. The patient is asked to review this list of pain descriptors and circle the ones that serve to best describe his or her current pain experience. Each part or dimension of the MPQ is individually scored and a cumulative total score is also recorded.

    Measured: 27 february 2020

  3. IS PAIN INTENSITY DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

    Visual Analog Score for pain, Physicians Global Assessment to measure quality of life.The pain VAS is a continuous scale comprised of a horizontal (HVAS) or vertical (VVAS) line, usually 10 centimeters (100 mm) in length, anchored by 2 verbal descriptors, one for each symptom extreme .r pain intensity, the scale is most commonly anchored by "no pain" (score of 0) and "pain as bad as it could be" or "worst imaginable pain" (score of 100 [100-mm scale])

    Measured: 27 february 2020

  4. IS SLEEP QUALİTY DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

    te report the effect of sleep quality Pitsburgh Sleep Quality Index will be used. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is an effective instrument used to measure the quality and patterns of sleep in the older adult. It differentiates "poor" from "good" sleep by measuring seven domains: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleep medication, and daytime dysfunction over the last month. The client self rates each of these seven areas of sleep. Scoring of the answers is based on a 0 to 3 scale, whereby 3 reflects the negative extreme on the Likert Scale. A global sum of "5"or greater indicates a "poor" sleeper

    Measured: 27 february 2020

  5. IS FATIGUE DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

    Fatigue Questionnaire will be used to report fatigue.Scoring using a bimodal response system or a Likert score with weights assigned to each response choice. Likert or bimodal rating scales with 4 response options. For the Likert Scale: better than usual = 0, no more than usual = 1, worse than usual = 2, much worse than usual = 3. For the bimodal scale: better than usual = 0, no more than usual = 0, worse than usual = 1, much worse than usual = 1. Sum all items for a total score.

    Measured: 27 february 2020

  6. IS DEPRESSION DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

    to report depression levels Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) will be used.Each of the four multiple choice answers is assigned a point value from 0 to 3. At the end of the assessment, you add up the total points from the answers throughout the 21 questions. Hıgh scores ındıcate worse depressıon levels

    Measured: 27 february 2020

  7. IS Anxıety DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

    te report the effect of anxıety State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) will be used.The higher the score, the higher the level of anxiety.

    Measured: 27 february 2020

  8. Is pain disability DETERMINING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

    to report disability levels we will be used The Pain Disability Index.High score indicates high disability

    Measured: 27 february 2020

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted17 Dec 2019
  2. Study start30 Sep 2019
  3. Primary completion25 Mar 2020
  4. Study completion25 Apr 2020

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
93 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04201379
Sponsor's protocol ID
KA19/406
Status last verified
Jan 2019
First submitted
28 Nov 2019
Last updated
30 Apr 2020
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Chronic Neck Pain, run by Baskent University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Apr 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

DETERMINING FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE (time frame: 27 february 2020). The study lists 8 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Apr 2020.

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