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The vacuum can be adjusted according to applied suction and air flow.\n\nThe participant will receive 6 therapy sessions of vacuum massage.",[13],"Other: vacuum massage",{"label":15,"type":16,"description":17,"interventionNames":18},"Light skin stimulation","ACTIVE_COMPARATOR","Tactile massage (soft touch) is a soft superficial massage which follows the anatomy of the body without penetrating into the deeper tissues.\n\nThe participants will receive 6 therapy sessions.",[19],"Other: soft touch massage",[21,27],{"type":6,"name":22,"description":23,"armGroupLabels":24,"otherNames":25},"soft touch massage","Soft superficial massage which follows the anatomy of the body without penetrating into the deeper tissues",[15],[26],"tactile massage",{"type":6,"name":28,"description":29,"armGroupLabels":30,"otherNames":31},"vacuum massage","Intense stimulation through suction of the skin and deeper layers",[9],[32],"cupping massage",null,[35,40],{"name":36,"role":37,"phone":38,"phoneExt":33,"email":39},"Frauke Musial, Ph.d.","CONTACT","+47 45860762","frauke.musial@uit.no",{"name":41,"role":37,"phone":42,"phoneExt":33,"email":43},"Solveig Johansson, MS","+47 77646867","solveig.johansson@uit.no",[45],{"facility":46,"status":47,"city":48,"state":49,"zip":50,"country":51,"countryCode":52,"cosmosGeoPoint":53,"geoPoint":58,"contacts":59},"UiT, The Arctic University of Norway, Institute of Community Medicine, National Research Center in Complementary and Alternative Medicine, NAFKAM","RECRUITING","Tromsø","Troms","9013","Norway","NO",{"type":54,"coordinates":55},"Point",[56,57],18.95508,69.6489,{"lat":57,"lon":56},[60,61,63],{"name":36,"role":37,"phone":38,"phoneExt":33,"email":39},{"name":62,"role":37,"phone":42,"phoneExt":33,"email":43},"Solveig Johanssen, MS",{"name":36,"role":64,"phone":33,"phoneExt":33,"email":33},"PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",{"type":64,"investigatorFullName":66,"investigatorTitle":67,"investigatorAffiliation":5,"oldNameTitle":33,"oldOrganization":33},"Frauke Musial","Professor","100602219","vacuum-massage-vs-tactile-massage-for-the-treatment-of-chronic-neck-pain-100602219",false,"NCT07120659","Vacuum Massage vs Tactile Massage for the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain","Vacuum Massage vs Tactile Massage for the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study Investigating Pain Mechanisms.","MeCNeck","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* suffer from non-specific neck pain persisting at least 3 months\n* mean pain intensity ≥ 50 on a 0-100 mm visual analogue scale (NRS) with \"0\" meaning \"no pain\" and \"100\" meaning \"worst pain imaginable\"\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* neurological symptoms\n* having had a vertebral column surgery less than 12 months prior to the study,\n* have received TENS, acupuncture, osteopathy, or a chiropractic maneuver or infiltration at the area within 4 weeks prior to the inclusion in the study\n* suffer from a congenital deformation of the spine.","ALL","21 Years","75 Years",{"count":80,"type":81},60,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[84],"NA","Chronic pain significantly impacts individuals and society, with about 30% of Norwegian adults affected, making it the leading cause of long-term sick leave and disability benefits. Concerns over addiction to pain medications highlight the need for non-pharmacological treatments, though many such therapies, often complementary or alternative, are not widely available in conventional healthcare. Unclear biomechanisms of these therapies pose challenges for clinical trials and acceptance.\n\nThis pilot study aims to explore the effects of two types of massage-cupping massage (CM, intense) and tactile massage (TM, soft)-on chronic neck pain, focusing on their mechanisms of action. Quantitative sensory testing (QST) will be used as a biomarker to assess changes in the pain pathway. A previous feasibility study on CM and QST conducted in Germany informs this research.\n\nThe study will recruit 60 patients with chronic neck pain, randomized to CM or TM, with six weekly treatment sessions. QST will be measured before and after treatment to understand therapy-induced changes in the pain pathway. 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