Response to Massage in Neck Pain

Part of paid clinical trials in Gainesville, Florida.

Sponsor
University of Florida
Study ID
NCT06224829
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 60 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Pain Inducing Massage — PROCEDURE
    60 seconds of direct pressure to the neck resulting in 5/10 pain . This will be repeated four times for a total of 240 seconds
  • Pain Free Massage — PROCEDURE
    60 seconds of direct pressure to the neck resulting in 0/10 pain . This will be repeated four times for a total of 240 seconds
  • Cold Water Bath — PROCEDURE
    Participants will place their hand in a cold water bath maintained at 6 to 8 degrees Celsius for 60 seconds. This will be repeated four times for a total of 240 seconds.

Study Details

This study is interested in whether baseline measures of pain sensitivity i.e. the amount of pressure required to feel pain predicts pain relief following a pain inducing massage AND whether pain relief following a pain inducing massage is different than a pain free massage or placing your hand in a cold water bath. Participants with neck pain will be randomly assigned to receive a pain inducing massage, pain free massage, or to place their hand in a cold water bath.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 8, 2024
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Jul 22, 2026
Completion
Jul 22, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
53 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Pain Inducing Massage
    Participants will receive 60 seconds of manual pressure applied to one point in their neck followed by 30 seconds of complete pressure release 4 times for a total contact time of 240 seconds. Pressure will be applied such that the participant rates the pain = 5/10 on an 11-point numeric pain rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating the most severe pain imaginable.
  • Active Comparator: Pain Free Massage
    Participants will receive 60 seconds of manual pressure applied to one point in their neck followed by 30 seconds of complete pressure release 4 times for a total contact time of 240 seconds. Pressure will be applied such that the participant rates the pain = 0/10 on an 11-point numeric pain rating scale with 0 indicating no pain and 10 indicating the most severe pain imaginable.
  • Active Comparator: Cold Water Bath
    Participants will place their non-dominant hand into water cooled by a refrigeration unit (NESLAB RTE 7 Digital One, Thermo Scientific Co., Massachusetts, USA) that circulates water continuously to maintain a constant temperature of 6 degrees Celsius (males) or 8 degrees Celsius (females). The participant will place his or her hand in the cooled water for 60 seconds followed by a 30 second break in which the participant will remove his or her hand from the water. This will occur 4 times for a total immersion time of 240 seconds.

Primary Outcome Measure

Pressure Pain Threshold [ Time Frame: Baseline and immediately following the intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of FloridaGainesvilleFlorida32610
Joel E Bialosky, PhD
[email protected]
352-273-8636
Joel E Bialosky, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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