Effect of Interactive Virtual Reality Device on Cervical Proprioception and Range of Motion in Forward Head Posture

Forward Head Posture Clinical Trial

Official title:

Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05579613
• Other study ID #: P.T.REC/012/003549
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 20, 2022
• Est. completion date: October 3, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Forward head posture (FHP) is one of the most common postural deformities, which affects 66% of the patient population and this study will be designed to investigate the effect of interactive virtual reality device on cervical proprioception and range of motion in symptomatic forward head posture.

Description:

Thirty subjects of both sex with ages ranging from 20-24 years and BMI ranging from 18-25 kg/m² with symptomatic forward head posture will be participated in this study. They will be assigned randomly to two groups. Group A will receive traditional treatment (chin tuck exercise for posture correction); 3 min each day for 4 weeks, three sets of 10 repetitions (each repetition was held for 5 sec) were performed. Group B will receive the same as group "A" and received VR training by Xbox Kinect 360 (15 min per session 3 times per week) for 4 weeks. Cervical joint position error (JPE) (CROM device) and cervical range of motion will be measured pre and post treatment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: October 3, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: July 20, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria :

1. Subject's age range from 18-24 years old distance of = 2 cm between the acromion and the earlobe when they were positioned perpendicular to the ground.( Kim et al 2018).

2. Prolonged neck pain for more than three months; and the Neck Disability

Exclusion Criteria:1- Existing vestibular pathology.

2- Cervical fracture/dislocation. 3- Sys- temic diseases. 4- Neurological/cardiovascular/respiratory disorders affecting physical performance.

5- History of traumatic head injury. 6- Pregnancy.

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Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Forward Head Posture

Intervention

Device:
• Interactive virtual reality device
The Kinect sensor is an infrared camera that can recognize the positions and motions of the player without the need for special controller. The console controls the various games .For the VR training, the Xbox Kinect, console, and monitor will set up in a dedicated space. The patient will placed 1.5-2 m away from the Kinect sensor.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Ibtsam Abdelkarim	Cairo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Cervical propriception	Assessment of cervical proprioception using cervical range of motion	4 weeks
Primary	Cervical range of motion	Assessment of cervical range of motion by CROM	4 weeks