Muscle Energy Technique on Forward Head Posture and Cervical Mobility in Visually Impaired Children

NCT04716348 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Egyptian Chinese University
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Forward head posture is one of the most common postural deviation seen among visually impaired children and, it is characterized by hyperextension of upper cervical and flexion of lower cervical spine. These changes lead to muscle imbalance and resulting in weakness of the deep cervical flexors, shortening of the opposing cervical extensors and reduction in cervical range of motion. Muscle energy technique is a manual therapy technique using in the treatment of shortened muscles, muscle weakness, restricted joints range of motion. so this study aimed to investigate the efficacy of muscle energy technique on forward head posture and cervical mobility in visually impaired children.

Conditions

Children With Visual Disabilities

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• change in craniovertebral angle

  analysis of craniovertebral angle form lateral view performed by AUTOCAD program

  baseline pre intervention and immediately after the intervention

• change of cervical range of motion

  measurement of cervical range of motion including cervical flexion, cervical extension, cervical side bending, and cervical rotation. these measurement will be applied by CROM device

  baseline pre intervention and immediately after the intervention

Study Arms (2)

group A

EXPERIMENTAL

suboccipital muscle energy technique

Procedure: muscle energy technique

group B

SHAM COMPARATOR

sham muscle energy technique

Procedure: muscle energy technique

Interventions

muscle energy technique PROCEDURE

muscle energy technique for suboccipital muscles

group A; group B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 8 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Visual acuity will be 6/24, 6/36 and 6/60 after correction.
• Wearing glasses more than one year.
• Craniovertebral angle \< 50°.
• Functional hearing.

You may not qualify if:

• Injury of cervical region (e.g: atlantoaxial instability).
• Cervical spine deformities or/disorders.
• History of previous cervical spine surgery.
• Rheumatic and congenital heart disease.
• Regular participation in any sport activities.
• Intellectual or/mental disabilities

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Egyptian Chinese University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Noha Elserty

Cairo, Egypt

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Noha S Elserty, PhD

  Lecturer of physical therapy- Egyptian Chinese University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Noha S Elserty, PhD

CONTACT

+201006709648; noha_elserty@hotmail.com

Eman W Mahmoud, PhD

CONTACT

+201008079576; Eman.wagdy@pt.bsu.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer of physical therapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 11, 2021
• First Posted: January 20, 2021
• Study Start: February 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2021
• Study Completion: June 1, 2021
• Last Updated: May 11, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
• Time Frame: after publishing the study

Locations

EG (1)