Postural Correction Exercises for Forward Head Posture

Forward Head Posture Clinical Trial

Official title:

Changes in Spinal Muscular Activation and Creaniovertebral Angle After Postural Correction Program for Forward Head Posture

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03038139
• Other study ID #: IRB? pGS- 2016-03- 144
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 23, 2017
• Last updated: October 2, 2017
• Start date: November 2016
• Est. completion date: June 2018

Study information

• Verified date: October 2017
• Source: Dammam University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the changes of spinal muscle activation in cervical, thoracic and lumbar segments for subjects with forward head posture (FHP) after application of two correction programs; a conventional one including cervical and thoracic spine, and a second program involving lumbosacral segment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: June 2018
• Est. primary completion date: February 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 28 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• adults with craniovertebral angle less than 50?

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants will be excluded if they have

• congenital spinal deformity such as scoliosis

• spinal conditions such as cervical trauma, fracture, instability of cervical spine, inflammation, infection, or neurological deficit

• a history of surgery at cervical spine or shoulder

• pregnant woman

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Forward Head Posture

Intervention

Other:
• Cervical exercises
Cervical correction program consist of 3 strengthening and 2 stretching exercises for neck and scapula Lumbosacral correction program consist of strengthening and stretching exercises for lumbar and sacral regions
• Lumosacral exercises
Cervical and Lumbosacral correction program Lumbosacral program consist of 2 strengthening and 4 stretching exercises

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Saudi Arabia	Dammam University	Dammam	Eastern Province
Saudi Arabia	Dammam University	Dammam

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Dammam University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Saudi Arabia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes of Craniovertebral angle	The craniovertebral angle will be measure before and after 4 weeks of applying an exercise program.	4 weeks
Secondary	Electromyography	The Electromyography will be measure before and after 4 weeks of applying an exercise program.	4 weeks
Secondary	Neck Disability Index	The neck disability index will be measure before and after 4 weeks of applying an exercise program.	4 weeks

External Links

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