The Correlation Between Central Conduction Time and Central Pain Syndrome in Chronic Neck Pain
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Chronic Neck Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 35 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
To investigate the neurophysiological relationship between Central Conduction Time measured via Somatosensory evoked potentials and pain intensity in individuals suffering from chronic neck pain
Detailed description
The explicit lack of direct studies linking Central conduction time to Central pain syndrome in Chronic neck pain, coupled with strong evidence for central sensitization as a key mechanism in CNP and the defining characteristic of CPS, points to a significant diagnostic gap. Somatosensory evoked potential serves as a valuable neurophysiological marker for the structural integrity and conduction velocity of central neural pathways, its direct relationship to the functional dysregulation seen in central pain syndrome in the context of chronic neck pain has not been explicitly established.
Primary outcome measures
- Chronic Neck Pain [Time frame: at the begining of assessment]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Central Conduction Time [Time frame: at the begining of assessment only.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Participants aged 18-35 years.
- Normal Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 25 kg/m2.
- Both genders were included.
- having chronic neck pain lasting for more than three months.
Exclusion criteria
- signs of serious pathology (e.g., malignancy, inflammatory disorders, infection).
- history of cervical spine surgery.
- history of trauma or fractures in the cervical spine.
- presence of vascular syndromes such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Cairo University — Cairo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07698691 · P.T.REC/012/005992.