MedDataX Logo

Effects of Exercise on Alignment and Muscle Parameters in Forward Head Posture

NCT ID: NCT05619094

Last Updated: 2023-11-28

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

36 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-10-01

Study Completion Date

2023-10-01

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

It is aimed to investigate the effect of corrective exercise program on alignment, muscle activation and biomechanical properties of muscles in medical students with forward head posture.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Forward head posture (FHP) is a common postural abnormality that can be seen in all age groups. It is characterized by the head position being forward relative to the neck in the sagittal plane. The anterior displacement of the head is mainly assessed through examination of the craniovertebral angle (CVA) and a CVA of ˂50° is described as a FHP. Therapeutic exercises have shown to be effective in FHP and related symptoms in many studies. One of the exercise programs applied is the corrective exercise program. Within the scope of this program, deep cervical flexor muscles and shoulder retractors are strengthened, cervical extensors and pectoral muscles are stretched. This exercise protocol has been reported to provide relief in neck pain, improvement in CVA and shoulder angle. However, the number of studies examining the effect of corrective exercise program for the affected muscle groups in FHP on muscle activation parameters is limited, and there is no study examining the effect on the biomechanical properties of the muscles.

In this study, it is aimed to investigate the effect of corrective exercise program on alignment, muscle activation and biomechanical properties of muscles in medical students with forward head posture.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Forward Head Posture

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Corrective Exercise

Selective corrective exercise program, 8 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Corrective exercise program

Intervention Type OTHER

Strengthening exercises for deep cervical flexor muscles and shoulder retractors.

Stretching exercises for cervical extensors and pectoral muscles.

Control

Training for proper posture

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Corrective exercise program

Strengthening exercises for deep cervical flexor muscles and shoulder retractors.

Stretching exercises for cervical extensors and pectoral muscles.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Medical students with a Craniovertebral angle ˂ 50°

Exclusion Criteria

* History of chronic pain in cervical region
* Presence of spinal deformity and malalignment
* Disease, fracture or surgery affecting the spine-shoulder-pelvic region
* Presence of malignancy
* BMI outside the normal range
* Presence of medical condition that prevents participation in physical exercise program
* Presence of neuromuscular disease
* Involvement in regular and professional sports activities
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Cukurova University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Sibel Basaran

Head of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Aylin Sariyildiz, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Cukurova University

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Cukurova University

Adana, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

Cukurova125

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id