Comparison of Efficiency of Interferential Current Application Methods in Chronic Neck Pain

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-50
SponsorAbant Izzet Baysal University

About this trial

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of Interferential Current Therapy on pain, disability, and quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain and to compare the effects of applying Interferential Current Therapy with vacuum electrodes versus carbon-silicon pad electrodes.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Patients with chronic neck pain lasting at least 3 months

Ages between 20 and 50 years

Disqualifiers

Patients with inflammatory or infectious diseases and those with radiculopathy or myelopathy symptoms

Patients for whom electrotherapy is contraindicated (e.g., those with pregnancy, neurological conditions such as epilepsy, inner ear hearing aids, arrhythmias, pacemakers, active infections, skin lesions, etc.)

Individuals with a history of malignancy, major surgery, or previous trauma

Individuals who have received physical therapy within the last year

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Sham vacuum
  • Interferential Current Therapy Vacuum Electrodes
  • Interferential Current Therapy Carbon-silicon Pad Electrodes

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators