Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Forward Head Posture
NCT ID: NCT06745960
Last Updated: 2024-12-24
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-01-31
2025-05-31
Brief Summary
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1. To investigate the effect of electrical stimulation (interferential current) on forward head posture and protracted shoulder in adolescents.
2. To investigate the effect of electrical stimulation on cervical pain, cervical ROM, neck muscle strength, and quality of life in adolescents with forward head posture and protracted shoulder.
Detailed Description
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Patients with FHP often experience neck pain and disability, it is associated with shortening of the upper trapezius, the posterior cervical extensor muscles, the sternocleidomastoid muscle, and levator scapulae muscle. Thus, FHP may contribute to neck and shoulder pain.
The prolonged uses of mobile phones and computers have led to a variety of musculoskeletal disorders, especially related to the neck as: Forward Head Posture (FHP), rounded shoulders (RS), upper cross syndrome, mechanical neck pain etc. FHP is one in which the upper cervical convexity is increased and the lower cervical convexity is decreased causing anterior weight bearing of the cervical spine. It is also known as Scholar's neck or Reading neck.
Electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) has been used as a complementary training method, applied either locally or to the whole body. It activates muscles artificially through various electrical current forms, which are delivered through electrodes on the target muscles.
Interferential current (IFC) is an established therapy which is used to treat pain and also effective for providing relaxation of muscles. The application of IFC at the medium frequency which suggests higher penetration of the electrical stimulation in the tissue by reducing tissue impedance
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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intervention group
study group (interferential current )
electrical muscle stimulation device (EMS gymna)
muscle stimulant device
physical therapy program
neck exercises
physical therapy exercises group
control group (exercise group)
physical therapy program
neck exercises
Interventions
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electrical muscle stimulation device (EMS gymna)
muscle stimulant device
physical therapy program
neck exercises
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Normal weight with BMI ranging from (16-25).
* Adolescents with mild and moderate forward head posture(FHP).
* Adolescents with mild and moderate neck pain.
* Adolescents with protracted shoulder.
Exclusion Criteria
* Previous Shoulder trauma within last 6months.
* Shoulder surgery.
* Cervical fracture.
* Congenital posture deformity.
* Inflammatory disease, spinal tumor, spinal compression, spinal cord infection.
* Taking any medication for pain
15 Years
18 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Cairo University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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yosra mostafa mohamed ali
assistant lecturer
Principal Investigators
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asmaa O SAYED
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Cairo University
Locations
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Faculty of Physical Therapy
Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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faculty of physical therapy CU Cairo university
Role: primary
References
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Elgendy MH, Ghaffar MAA, Sabbahi SAE, Abutaleb EES, Elsayed SEB. Efficacy of head postural correction program on craniovertebral angle, scapular position, and dominant hand grip strength in forward head posture subjects: A randomized controlled trial. Physiother Res Int. 2024 Jul;29(3):e2093. doi: 10.1002/pri.2093.
Titcomb DA, Melton BF, Miyashita T, Bland HW. Evidence-Based Corrective Exercise Intervention for Forward Head Posture in Adolescents and Young Adults Without Musculoskeletal Pathology: A Critically Appraised Topic. J Sport Rehabil. 2022 Feb 16;31(5):640-644. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2021-0381. Print 2022 Jul 1.
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effect of electrical muscle stimulation
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Other Identifiers
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P.T.REC/012/005173
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
forward head posture
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id