Neck/Scapular PainNCT01361906
Effects of Sensomotoric Training on Neck/Scapular Pain in People With Visual Disability
A study testing Sensomotoric training in people with Neck/Scapular Pain, run by Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Örebro at 1 site in Sweden.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether sensomotoric training can reduce neck/scapular pain in people with visual disability. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 67 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Neck/Scapular Pain
- What is being tested?
- Sensomotoric training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 52 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSweden
- Study dates
- Sep 2010to Feb 2012
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 67 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- visual disability
- age 18 to 67 years old
- pain in neck/scapular area
- living in Örebro county
Who cannot join
- deafness
- musculoskeletal disease (such as Multiple sclerosis, etc)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether sensomotoric training can reduce neck/scapular pain in people with visual disability.
Read the detailed description
People with prolonged musculoskeletal disorders have impaired quality of life, physical function, work conditions and work ability and consume substantial public resources. An often overlooked fact in this context is the relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and the importance of a normally functioning visual system. People who have a visual impairment in adulthood often experience reduced health and life satisfaction. Many people lose their faith in order to continue with the activities previously carried out as to cope with their life, their work, and in some cases,personal care. Rehabilitative efforts to reduce the negative effects often involve the prescription of various visual aids which, in turn, often leads to unfavourable ergonomic and static postures with further increased risk of musculoskeletal problems. A prevention of such disorders is likely to allow them to continue their work, which is important from both an individual and a society perspective. The overall objective of the project is to evaluate the effects of an intervention program and develop a theoretical model for the relationship between near work, eye disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. The intervention is to be evaluated in a randomized trial on people with impaired vision and pain in the neck and scapular area. An intervention based on development and adaptation of an established physiotherapy practice in order to increase body awareness, body control and movement patterns will be evaluated. The effects of the intervention will be measured by a variety of outcome measures derived from WHO's ICF-model. An innovative solution for establishing proprioception and eye-hand coordination in everyday activities, the Clinical Kinematic Assessment Tool, will be used.
- Conditions
- Neck/Scapular Pain
- Being tested
- Sensomotoric training
- Keywords
- Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena, Postural Balance, Eye/hand coordination
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sensomotoric trainingBehavioural
The intervention will be given once a week (2h per occasion) for twelve weeks.
Each occasion is planned to have the following structure:
10 min initial conversation about how participants are feeling today and how it felt after the last time.
70 min guided sensory motor learning. 10 min final talks, reflections on how it felt today.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Untreated control | No intervention | Untreated control |
| Sensomotoric training | Experimental | Treatment with Sensomotoric training Receives: Behavioral: Sensomotoric training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from Baseline in neck/scapular pain at 12 month
Physiotherapeut palpation of left and right M.Trapezius, M.Occiput, and M.Levator scapulae. Patient rate degree of pain on 100 mm VAS.
Measured: baseline and 12 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Change from Baseline in sick leave at 12 month
Patient self reported sick leave and sickleave registered at persons employer (if any) and/or at the Swedish Social Insurance Agency
Measured: baseline and 12 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 May 2011 (estimated)
- Study startSep 2010
- Primary completionJan 2012
- Study completionFeb 2012
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Neck/Scapular PainStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 52 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Örebro
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Collaborators
- Örebro County Council, University of Gavle
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Lars-Olov Lundqvist, Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Örebro
- Investigators
- Lars-Olov Lundqvist, Associate Professor, Study director, Centre for Rehabilitation Research
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01361906
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- REHSAM/11
- Status last verified
- May 2014
- First submitted
- 25 May 2011
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Sensomotoric Training on Neck/Scapular Pain in People With Visual Disability
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01361906
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REHSAM/11
- Conditions
- Neck/Scapular Pain
- Keywords
- Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena, Postural Balance, Eye/hand coordination
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 52 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Centre for Rehabilitation Research, ÖrebroOther government
- Collaborators
- Örebro County Council, University of Gavle
- Study start
- Sep 2010
- Primary completion
- Jan 2012 (actual)
- Study completion
- Feb 2012 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 May 2011 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether sensomotoric training can reduce neck/scapular pain in people with visual disability.
Detailed description
People with prolonged musculoskeletal disorders have impaired quality of life, physical function, work conditions and work ability and consume substantial public resources. An often overlooked fact in this context is the relationship between musculoskeletal disorders and the importance of a normally functioning visual system. People who have a visual impairment in adulthood often experience reduced health and life satisfaction. Many people lose their faith in order to continue with the activities previously carried out as to cope with their life, their work, and in some cases,personal care. Rehabilitative efforts to reduce the negative effects often involve the prescription of various visual aids which, in turn, often leads to unfavourable ergonomic and static postures with further increased risk of musculoskeletal problems. A prevention of such disorders is likely to allow them to continue their work, which is important from both an individual and a society perspective. The overall objective of the project is to evaluate the effects of an intervention program and develop a theoretical model for the relationship between near work, eye disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. The intervention is to be evaluated in a randomized trial on people with impaired vision and pain in the neck and scapular area. An intervention based on development and adaptation of an established physiotherapy practice in order to increase body awareness, body control and movement patterns will be evaluated. The effects of the intervention will be measured by a variety of outcome measures derived from WHO's ICF-model. An innovative solution for establishing proprioception and eye-hand coordination in everyday activities, the Clinical Kinematic Assessment Tool, will be used.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Untreated control | No intervention | –Untreated control |
| Sensomotoric training | Experimental | Behavioral: Sensomotoric trainingTreatment with Sensomotoric training |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 67 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- visual disability
- age 18 to 67 years old
- pain in neck/scapular area
- living in Örebro county
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- deafness
- musculoskeletal disease (such as Multiple sclerosis, etc)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Sensomotoric trainingThe intervention will be given once a week (2h per occasion) for twelve weeks. Each occasion is planned to have the following structure: 10 min initial conversation about how participants are feeling today and how it felt after the last time. 70 min guided sensory motor learning. 10 min final talks, reflections on how it felt today. | Behavioural | Sensomotoric training |
Primary outcome
Change from Baseline in neck/scapular pain at 12 month
Time frame: baseline and 12 months
Physiotherapeut palpation of left and right M.Trapezius, M.Occiput, and M.Levator scapulae. Patient rate degree of pain on 100 mm VAS.
1 secondary outcome
Change from Baseline in sick leave at 12 month
Time frame: baseline and 12 month
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 Oct 2026.
- Related InfoLink provided by the sponsor.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Lars-Olov Lundqvist, Associate Professor study director
Centre for Rehabilitation Research
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Sensomotoric training in people with Neck/Scapular Pain, run by Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Örebro at 1 site in Sweden.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change from Baseline in neck/scapular pain at 12 month (time frame: baseline and 12 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Oct 2026.