Exercise and Life Modification for Text-Neck

Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Exercise and Life Modification Approaches for Text-Neck

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03374059
• Other study ID #: KA 16/376
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 30, 2017
• Last updated: December 11, 2017
• Start date: September 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2017

Study information

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

Clinical Trial Summary

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of exercise and life modification on pain and disability in "text neck".

Methods: Eighty-five participants were randomly divided into three groups: Exercise (n=29), Exercise+Life modification (n=28), and Control Group (n = 28). Pain intensity during rest, activity, and at night was evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and functional assessment was done by using Neck Disability Index at the beginning and at the end of 4 weeks.

Description:

Objectives: Smartphones or tablets have made an important place in our lives. However long-term use of technological tools causes postural disorders and neck pain called "text neck". The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of exercise and life modification on pain and disability in "text neck".

Methods: Eighty-five participants with "text-neck" were randomly divided into three groups:

Exercise (n=29), Exercise+Life modification (n=28), and Control Group (n = 28). First group received a home exercise program treatment for 4 weeks. Second group received life modification suggestions additional to home exercise treatment program. Control group did not receive any treatments. Pain intensity during rest, activity, and at night was evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and functional assessment was done by using Neck Disability Index at the beginning and at the end of 4 weeks.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 85
• Est. completion date: September 1, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: September 1, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants who were aged between 18 and 30, using technological devices as tablets and smartphones for more than 5 hours and having neck pain for more than 3 months were included in our study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• The exclusion criteria included those:

1. who had any diagnosed pathology for neck region diagnosed by MR or BT,

2. who had any shoulder pathology,

3. with any neck or shoulder surgery,

4. had whiplash syndrome,

5. had fibromyalgia, Myofasial Pain Syndrome or vascular pathology and

6. women who are breastfeeding.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Exercise
• Pain
• Posture

Intervention

Other:
• Exercise program

• Life modification

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Baskent University	Ankara

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Baskent University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale	Pain intensity	4 weeks
Secondary	Neck disability index	Function	4 weeks