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MRI reveals hidden clues about chronic neck pain

NCT ID NCT06595927

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: David Colman Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at 29 people—some with chronic neck pain and some without—to see how their neck muscles behave during an endurance test. Researchers used MRI to measure muscle activity before and after the test, and compared it to clinical signs like balance and movement. The goal is to better understand what happens in the neck muscles of people with ongoing pain.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could help doctors better understand neck pain and improve how they assess and treat it.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. The findings may not apply to all neck pain patients.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

29 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2024

Finished

Feb 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Neck Disability Index score \> 8/50 for the symptomatic group OR \< 4/50 for the asymptomatic group * numerical rating scale \< 7/10 for the symptomatic group * suffering from idiopathic or traumatic chronic neck pain for the neck pain group OR being free of neck pain which required therapeutic, medical or medicinal treatment in the last 12 months. Exclusion Criteria: * fibromyalgia, cervical radiculopathy, previous cervical surgery

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity Neck Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

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Motor activity Neck pain

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University Hospital of Liege

    Liège, Liège, 4000, Belgium

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