Combined Chiropractic Care and Tai Chi for Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This feasibility project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of chiropractic care combined with Tai Chi (TC) training to reduce pain and disability in adults with chronic non-specific neck pain (CNNP).
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 65
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Chronic nonspecific neck pain at least 5 days a week for at least 3 consecutive months
• Neck pain averaged over past week of 3 or more on numerical rating scale ranging from 0 to 10, with 10 described as 'worst neck pain imaginable'
• Neck Disability Index score of 5 or greater
• Agreeable to participate in all study procedures and be randomized to all intervention groups
• Fluent in English
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Osher Clinical Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital
RECRUITING
Chestnut Hill
Contact Information
Primary
Jacqui Guzman, BA
jguzman5@bwh.harvard.edu
617-732-9418
Backup
Daniel Litrownik
dlitrown@bwh.harvard.edu
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-10-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 48
Treatments
Experimental: Chiropractic Care, Tai Chi, and EUC
Participants assigned to this arm will receive 10 sessions of chiropractic care over 16 weeks, administered by chiropractors at collaborating clinics in the Greater Boston area. Participants assigned to this arm will also be enrolled in a community-based TC program. Participants will also be given a neck-pain self-care book that explains common causes and management strategies for neck pain.
Active_comparator: Chiropractic care and EUC
Participants assigned to the chiropractic care+EUC arm will receive 10 sessions of chiropractic care over 16 weeks administered by chiropractors at collaborating clinics in the Greater Boston area. Participants will also be given a neck-pain self-care book that explains common causes and management strategies for neck pain.
Active_comparator: EUC
Individuals assigned to the EUC alone group will be asked to continue their usual medical care as prescribed by their physician for 16 weeks. In addition, they will be asked to not seek chiropractic care or TC during the study. Participants will also be given a neck-pain self-care book that explains common causes and management strategies for neck pain. We will also provide this arm of participants with increased attention in the form of biweekly calls from the study research assistants.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Leads: Harvard University Faculty of Medicine