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Studies

Interventional Recruiting

NCT06069193 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Enhancing Treatment Outcomes: The Impact of Physical Touch in Back and Neck Pain Management

Official title: Effects of Physical Touch on Treatment Outcomes and Patient Perception in Individuals With Back and Neck Pain: an Experimental Study

  • Sponsor: Philipp University of Marburg
  • Enrollment: 120 (Estimated)
  • Study start: 2023-10-02 (Actual)
  • Primary completion: 2024-09-01 (Estimated)
  • Study completion: 2024-12-01 (Estimated)
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • InterventionModel: Parallel
  • InterventionModelDescription: participants are assigned to one of two experimental groups in parallel for the duration of the study
  • Masking: Single (Participant)
  • PrimaryPurpose: Treatment

Brief Summary

In this study, we aim to investigate the impact of professional touch techniques on treatment expectations and adherence in German-speaking adults with current back or neck pain. Participants will engage in a 45-minute interaction, including structured components and physical touch interventions. We will assess treatment expectations, treatment effects, adherence, and participant motivation. Our study will provide insights into the role of touch in healthcare interactions and its influence on treatment outcomes.

Conditions

  • Pain

Intervention / Treatment

  • Behavioral: Touch Intervention
  • Behavioral: Control

Primary Outcome Measures

  • Change in pain intensity (Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)) (Pre-treatment (baseline); after the intervention (45 minutes after baseline); Post-treatment (1-week after baseline))
    Change in subjective pain intensity assessed using a numerical rating scales (NRS) ranging from 0 to 10, with higher values reflecting more pain intensity.
  • Change in treatment expectation (Generic Rating for Treatment Pre-Experiences, Treatment Expectations, and Treatment Effects, G-EEE) (Pre-treatment (baseline); after the intervention (45 minutes after baseline))
    Change from baseline in scores on the subscale for treatment expectations of the the generic rating scale for previous treatment experiences, treatment expectations, and treatment effects (GEEE) Treatment expectations are measured via the generic rating scale for previous treatment experiences, treatment expectations, and treatment effects (GEEE), subscale for previous treatment experiences and subscale for treatment expectations (Rief et al., 2021). Answers are provided on a numeric rating scale ranging from 0 to 10 (each item has specific anchors with lower anchors always indicating no expected effects)
  • Treatment effects (Generic Rating for Treatment Pre-Experiences, Treatment Expectations, and Treatment Effects, G-EEE) (Post-treatment (1-week after baseline)])
    Treatment effects are measured via the generic rating scale for previous treatment experiences, treatment expectations, and treatment effects (GEEE), subscale for previous treatment experiences and subscale for treatment expectations (Rief et al., 2021). Answers are provided on a numeric rating scale ranging from 0 to 10 (each item has specific anchors with lower anchors always indicating no expected effects)

Countries

Germany

Locations and Investigators

Study Officials