Exercise and Life Modification for Text-Neck

NCT ID: NCT03374059

Last Updated: 2017-12-15

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

85 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-09-01

Study Completion Date

2017-09-01

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Pain Exercise Posture

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Exercise

Exercise group received a home exercise program treatment for 4 weeks including isometric exercises for neck muscles and postural correction exercises for neck region.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

Exercise and Life modification

This group received life modification suggestions additional to home exercise treatment program for 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

Life modification

Intervention Type OTHER

Control Group

Control group did not receive any treatments

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

Life modification

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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

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.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Baskent University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nihan Ozunlu Pekyavas

Associated Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Baskent University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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KA 16/376

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id