Erfanian Parham, Tenzif Siamak, Guerriero Rocco C
J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2004 Mar;48(1):20-8.
To determine the effects of a semi-customized experimental cervical pillow on symptomatic adults with chronic neck pain (with and without headache) during a four week study.
A randomized controlled trial.
Thirty-six adults were recruited for the trial, and randomly assigned to experimental or non-experimental groups of 17 and 19 participants respectively.
Adults with chronic biomechanical neck pain who were recruited from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) Walk-in Clinic.
Subjective findings were assessed using a mail-in self-report daily pain diary, and the CMCC Neck Disability Index (NDI).
Using repeated measure analysis of variance weekly NDI scores, average weekly AM and PM pain scores between the experimental and non-experimental groups were compared throughout the study.
The experimental group had statistically significant lower NDI scores (p < 0.05) than the non-experimental group. The average weekly AM scores were lower and statistically significant (p < 0.05) in the experimental group. The PM scores in the experimental group were lower but not statistically significant than the other group.
The study results show that compared to conventional pillows, this experimental semi-customized cervical pillow was effective in reducing low-level neck pain intensity, especially in the morning following its use in a 4 week long study.
在为期四周的研究中，确定一款半定制的实验性颈椎枕对有症状的慢性颈部疼痛成人（伴或不伴头痛）的影响。
一项随机对照试验。
36名成年人被招募参加试验，随机分为实验组和非实验组，分别有17名和19名参与者。
从加拿大纪念脊椎按摩学院（CMCC）的随诊诊所招募的患有慢性生物力学性颈部疼痛的成年人。
使用邮寄式自我报告每日疼痛日记和CMCC颈部功能障碍指数（NDI）评估主观结果。
在整个研究过程中，使用重复测量方差分析比较实验组和非实验组之间的每周NDI得分、平均每周上午和下午的疼痛得分。
实验组的NDI得分在统计学上显著低于非实验组（p < 0.05）。实验组的平均每周上午得分较低且具有统计学显著性（p < 0.05）。实验组的下午得分低于另一组，但无统计学显著性。
研究结果表明，与传统枕头相比，这款实验性半定制颈椎枕在一项为期4周的研究中使用后，能有效降低轻度颈部疼痛强度，尤其是在早晨。
