Effect of Cervical Stability Training on Somatosensory Evoked Potential and Cervical Spine in Forward Head Posture

Forward Head Posture Clinical Trial

— FHP  

Official title:

Effect of Cervical Stability Training on Somatosensory Evoked Potential and Cervical Spine in Forward Head Posture

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05149183
• Other study ID #: P.T.REC/012/003459
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 15, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: November 2021
• Source: Cairo University
• Contact: salah E Ahmed, master
• Phone: 01158125773
• Email: salaheid07[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

to investigate the effect of cervical stability training on somatosensory evoked potential and cervical spine in forward head posture

Description:

The use of electronic tools is increasing in worldwide varieties and the attractiveness of these tools lead to variety of groups of people, especially teenagers, using them for prolonged period of time leading to increased musculoskeletal problems. Excessive use of smartphones for long period of time can lead to decreased postural control and forward head postur (FHP) as phone users maintain an abnormal alignment of the head and neck. The habit of repetitive use of computers, TV, mobile phones, and video games and even back packs forces the body to exhibit bad posture. The overall prevalence of FHP was reported to be 66% in computer based workers.

cervical stability training play a major role in treatment of forward head posture so this study will be conducted to investigate its role on craniovertebral angle, cervical range of motion, pain intensity level, functional disability, neck flexor and extensor muscles endurance, lordotic cervical curvature, somatosensory evoked potential in forward head patient.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: March 1, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult participant (18-to-40years old) with forward head posture, BMI 20-to-25 kg/m², The area of mechanical neck pain will defined to the cervical region, possibly with referred pain into the occipit, nuchal muscles, and shoulders, All patients will have chronic neck pain for more than 3 months, Craniovertebral angle of ? 49.

Exclusion Criteria:

Signs of serious pathology (e.g., rheumatoid diseases, ankylosing spondylitis), History of cervical spine surgery, History of trauma or fractures in cervical spine, Signs of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, Vascular syndrome such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Forward Head Posture

Intervention

Other:
• cervical stability training
cervical stability training will be contain three phases, each phase has six positions ( supine, forearms, sidelying, four point kneeling, sitting and standing position)
• traditional treatment
TENS, hot packs, stretching exercise of superficial neck muscles, and postural advice.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Egypt	Salah Eid Ahmed Ali	Giza

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cairo University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	somatosensory evoked potential	somatosensory evoked potential will be measured by electromyograph device	up to eight weeks
Primary	craniovertebral angle	craniovertebral angle will be measured photographically by surgimap program	up to eight weeks
Secondary	pain intensity level	pain will be measured by visual analogue scale	up to eight weeks
Secondary	functional disability	disability will be measured by arabic neck disability index	up to eight weeks
Secondary	cervical range of motion	Phone application (clinometer) will used to measure cervical range of motion using smartphone (Infinix Note 5)	up to eight weeks
Secondary	endurance test	flexion and extension endurance will be measured using pressure biofeedback unit	up to eight weeks
Secondary	cervical curvature	digital x ray will be used to measure cervical curvature	up to eight weeks