Unilateral Blindness/ Unilateral Deafness-Relation to Neck Pain - Full Text View

Purpose

Neck pain is a common complaint in the general population affecting 10-15% of the general population. females more than men. Known risk factors are: Trauma, Repetitive lifting of heavy objects at work, driving vibrating vehicles, frequents diving from boards and smoking. No study dealt with the possible role of unilateral loss of vision or hearing as a risk factor for the development of neck pain. Intuitively, one might suspect that unilateral blindness or deafness will lead to a tilted position of the head, in order to cover a better visual/audio field. This position, in time, might lead to the development of neck pain.

Our hypothesis is that patients with unilateral blindness/deafness will suffer from neck pain more frequently than the general population.

Condition

Neck Pain
Unilateral Blindness
Unilateral Deafness

Genetics Home Reference related topics:

nonsyndromic deafness

MedlinePlus related topics:

Hearing Disorders and Deafness Neck Injuries and Disorders

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case Control, Cross-Sectional

Official Title:	Unilateral Blindness/ Unilateral Deafness-Relation to Neck Pain

Further study details as provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:

Primary Outcome Measures:

neck pain [ Time Frame: two weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	300
Study Start Date:	October 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	October 2008

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Months to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

study group: patients with unilateral blindness and unilateral deafness as the control group: patients attending the eye ENT clinics for other reasons as control

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

Men and women suffering from unilateral blindness or deafness
Men and women visiting the ophthalmology or ENT clinics (general population) for reasons other than unilateral blindness/deafness and agreeing to participate in the study.
Over 18 years of age
Signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria:

Subjects suffering from neck pain as a result of fractures, infection, or metastatic disease.
Inability to understand or fill out the questionnaire/informed consent.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00589407

Contacts


Contact: Yair Barzilay	972-2-6776292	Dbar@hadassah.org.il

Locations


Israel
	Hadassah Medical Organization.	Recruiting
	Jerusalem, Israel

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hadassah Medical Organization

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Yair Barzilay	Hadassah Medical Organization

More Information

Responsible Party:	Hadassah Medical Organization ( Dr. Yair Barzilay )
Study ID Numbers:	BARZ-001HMO-CTIL
First Received:	December 23, 2007
Last Updated:	December 23, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00589407
Health Authority:	Israel: Ministry of Health

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Sensation Disorders

Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases

Vision Disorders

Eye Diseases

Neck Pain

Pain

Blindness

Hearing Loss, Unilateral

Ear Diseases

Signs and Symptoms

Deafness

Hearing Disorders

Neurologic Manifestations

Hearing Loss

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on August 29, 2008

Sponsored by:	Hadassah Medical Organization
Information provided by:	Hadassah Medical Organization
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00589407