Enhancing Treatment Outcomes: The Impact of Physical Touch in Back and Neck Pain Management
Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Pain focused on measuring randomized controlled trial, placeboresponse, pain, doctor-patient interaction, treatment expectations
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Present complaints of back or neck pain Age of at least 18 years Proficiency in the German language Absence of severe mental illness Willingness to engage in daily short exercise routines Exclusion Criteria: NRS <3 at baseline (0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain) Presence of contraindications for physical activity, such as severe disc diseases Presence of a severe medical condition Presence of an unstable medical or psychiatric condition Initiation of new pain medication
Sites / Locations
- Germany Philipps UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental: Touch Intervention
Experimental: Control
This group receives professional touch techniques, such as procedural touch.
This group does not receive professional touch techniques and serves as the control for comparison.