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

Forward Head Posture Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Conventional Neck Exercise With and Without Scapular Corrective Exercises on Pain, Cervical Range of Motion and Disability in Patients With Forward Head Posture

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05338814
• Other study ID #: REC/Lhr/22/0141 Rida
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: December 2022
• Source: Riphah International University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: July 31, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Forward Head Posture

Intervention

Other:
• scapular corrective exercises
40 minutes each, three times a week for six weeks
• conventional neck exercises
40 minutes each, three times a week for six weeks

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Flah-e-Milat Hospital	Faisalabad	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Riphah International University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (8)

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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. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

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.

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. — View Citation

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. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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
Primary	Goniometry	A goniometer is a device that measures an angle or permits the rotation of anobject to a definite position	6 weeks
Primary	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