Conventional Neck Exercise With and Without Scapular Corrective Exercises in Patients With Forward Head Posture

NCT05338814 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/Lhr/22/0141 Rida
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To determine the effects of conventional neck exercises with and without scapular corrective exercises on pain, cervical range of motion and disability in patients with forward head posture

Conditions

Forward Head Posture

Keywords

Forward head posture; Neck pain; conventional neck exercises; scapular corrective exercises

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Numeric pain rating scale

  it is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven point numeric scale. It is composed of 0(no pain at all) to (worst imaginable pain)

  6 weeks

• Goniometry

  A goniometer is a device that measures an angle or permits the rotation of anobject to a definite position

  6 weeks

• Neck disability index (NDI)

  s a self-reported questionare with 10 items including pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

conventional neck exercises & scapular corrective exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

isometric \& stretching exercises of neck plus scapular corrective exercise

Other: scapular corrective exercises; Other: conventional neck exercises

conventional neck exercises

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

isometric \& stretching exercises of neck

Other: conventional neck exercises

Interventions

scapular corrective exercises OTHER

40 minutes each, three times a week for six weeks

conventional neck exercises & scapular corrective exercise

conventional neck exercises OTHER

40 minutes each, three times a week for six weeks

conventional neck exercises; conventional neck exercises & scapular corrective exercise

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 35 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• forward head posture
• complain of pain for at least 3months
• no history of any therapeutic interventions for the last 3months

You may not qualify if:

• history of whiplash injury
• any cervical surgery
• previous history of significant trauma
• fracture of cervical or scapula
• neurological impairments
• cervicogenic head ache

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Flah-e-Milat Hospital

Faisalabad, Punjab Province, 38000, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (8)

• Lee K-S. Effect of a five-week scapular correction exercise in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain. The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy. 2020;32(2):126-31.

  BACKGROUND

• Chen YH, Huang CY, Liang WA, Lin CR, Chao YH. Effects of Conscious Control of Scapular Orientation in Oral Cancer Survivors With Scapular Dyskinesis: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Integr Cancer Ther. 2021 Jan-Dec;20:15347354211040827. doi: 10.1177/15347354211040827.

  PMID: 34412536 BACKGROUND

• de Zoete RM, Brown L, Oliveira K, Penglaze L, Rex R, Sawtell B, et al. The effectiveness of general physical exercise for individuals with chronic neck pain: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials. European Journal of Physiotherapy. 2020;22(3):141-7.

  BACKGROUND

• Ha SM, Kwon OY, Yi CH, Cynn HS, Weon JH, Kim TH. Effects of scapular upward rotation exercises on alignment of scapula and clavicle and strength of scapular upward rotators in subjects with scapular downward rotation syndrome. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2016 Feb;26:130-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.12.007. Epub 2015 Dec 22.

  PMID: 26763601 BACKGROUND

• Ozdemir F, Toy S, Kizilay F, Avci ZT, Altay Z, Colak C. Effects of scapular stabilization exercises in patients of chronic neck pain with scapular dyskinesis: A quasi-experimental study. Turk J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Mar 4;67(1):77-83. doi: 10.5606/tftrd.2021.6775. eCollection 2021 Mar.

  PMID: 33948547 BACKGROUND

• Kim DH, Kim CJ, Son SM. Neck Pain in Adults with Forward Head Posture: Effects of Craniovertebral Angle and Cervical Range of Motion. Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2018 Dec;9(6):309-313. doi: 10.24171/j.phrp.2018.9.6.04.

  PMID: 30584494 BACKGROUND

• Mahmoud NF, Hassan KA, Abdelmajeed SF, Moustafa IM, Silva AG. The Relationship Between Forward Head Posture and Neck Pain: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 2019 Dec;12(4):562-577. doi: 10.1007/s12178-019-09594-y.

  PMID: 31773477 BACKGROUND

• Talati D, Varadhrajulu G, Malwade M. The effect of forward head posture on spinal curvatures in healthy subjects. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences. 2018;5(1):60-3.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• hina gul, t-DPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2022
• First Posted: April 21, 2022
• Study Start: October 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2022
• Study Completion: July 31, 2022
• Last Updated: December 20, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)