Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain and Central Nervous System Focused Treatment Program

Neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal pain disorders secondary to low back pain. Pharmacological and non-medical treatments such as physiotherapy are applied in its treatment. Patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain (CNSP) can be treated with various interventions such as drug therapy, manual therapy, heat and exercise. However, it is also reported that chronic pain occurs as a result of neuroplasticity, that is, the brain learning pain through the central synthesis mechanism in the central nervous system. For this reason, although the importance of central nervous system-oriented therapies is increasing day by day, this system-oriented therapies are still ignored in clinics. Therefore, in this master's thesis study, it is aimed to investigate the effects of central nervous system-focused therapies (pain neuroscience education, breathing exercises and relaxation exercises with guided imagery) on pain, range of motion, functional status, pain-related fear, anxiety, depression and quality of life in addition to traditional physiotherapy applied to patients with CNSP.

NCT Number	NCT06503562
Lead Sponsor	Acibadem University
Conditions	Neck Pain, Chronic Pain Syndrome, Rehabilitation
Enrollment	30 participants
Start Date	2024-07-10
Primary Completion	2024-11-10 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-07-10 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-07-24