Heat therapy for recent neck pain
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing, Pain clinical trials.
This study tests whether heat therapy (like heat packs) can help people with new or recent neck pain that has no specific known cause. You will receive heat treatments and be checked over 4 weeks to see if it reduces pain.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with 'nonspecific neck pain' (neck pain without a known specific cause like arthritis or a slipped disk).
- You are between 18 and 65 years old.
- Your neck pain has lasted less than 1 month.
- You have never had surgery on your neck or shoulder.
- You do not have shoulder pain, a tumor, inflammatory disease, spinal narrowing, disk problems, or any signs of nerve compression in your arm.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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