Can online therapy ease chronic neck pain as well as clinic visits?
NCT ID NCT07617623
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two ways to treat chronic non-specific neck pain: telerehabilitation (online sessions) and supervised clinic-based rehab, both combined with pain neuroscience education. Researchers will measure pain intensity, fear of movement, and daily function in 45 adults aged 18-40. The goal is to see if online rehab can be a convenient alternative to in-person care.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- telerehabilitation with pain neuroscience education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that online rehab is as effective as in-clinic sessions for managing chronic neck pain, making treatment more accessible.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 45 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study compares two approaches but does not test a new drug or cure.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 45 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age between 18-40 years of both male and female gender. 2. Currently suffering from neck pain \& bilateral neck pain for at least three months. 3. Moderate pain intensity (30mm to 70mm) on Visual Analogue Scale . 4. Access \& knowledge of mobile phone and internet use . Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any previous neck surgery or cervical trauma . 2. Fibromyalgia \& Myelopathy . 3. Spinal deformities like thoracic hyper kyphosis or scoliosis . 4. Cervical radiculopathy ,vertigo, cancer \& vertebral fractures. 5. Infection or inflammatory arthritis in cervical spine . 6. History of the whiplash injury . 7. Physiotherapeutic treatment in the last six months . 8. Cognitive disorder that prohibited the pain neuroscience education intervention from being followed .
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Locations
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Saleem Memorial Hospital Lahore
RECRUITINGLahore, 54000, Pakistan
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