Adding Ujjayi Pranayama to Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Pulmonary Functions and Functional Capacity in College Students With Upper Cross Syndrome

NCT ID: NCT07052552

Last Updated: 2025-11-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-08-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-10-01

Brief Summary

With the advent of the Internet, mobile phones and other electronic devices have become an integral component in everyone's lives, especially students, whether it is to attend classes, make purchases, conduct transactions, or have social interactions . The continuous use of these electronic devices can easily result in abnormal postures . Upper crossed syndrome (UCS) is one of the most frequently cited complications with modern technological life, which is characterized by weakened middle and lower trapezius, scalenes, deep cervical flexors and serratus anterior at the same time as the rhomboids, as well as tightness in the upper trapezius, pectoralis minor and major and levator scapulae muscles . It mainly leads to muscle imbalances, which eventually manifest in both tonic and phasic muscles

Conditions

Osteopathic Manipulation; Ujjayi Pranayama; Upper Cross Syndrome

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Control group

control group will perform osteopathic manipulative tratment only

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

osteopathic manipulative tratment only

Intervention Type: OTHER

focuses on restoring proper muscle balance and joint mechanics through techniques that address the shortened, tight muscles and the lengthened, weak muscles characteristic of the syndrome

Experimental group

experimental group will perform ujjayi pranayama and osteopathic manipulative treatment

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

ujjayi pranayama and osteopathic manipulative treatment

Intervention Type: OTHER

Ujjayi pranayama, often called "ocean breath," can be a helpful practice for individuals with Upper Cross Syndrome (UCS) by promoting relaxation and improving breath control. While not a direct cure, it can alleviate some symptoms and improve overall posture and body awareness.

Osteopathic manipulative treatment focuses on restoring proper muscle balance and joint mechanics through techniques that address the shortened, tight muscles and the lengthened, weak muscles characteristic of the syndrome

Interventions

osteopathic manipulative tratment only

focuses on restoring proper muscle balance and joint mechanics through techniques that address the shortened, tight muscles and the lengthened, weak muscles characteristic of the syndrome

Intervention Type: OTHER

ujjayi pranayama and osteopathic manipulative treatment

Ujjayi pranayama, often called "ocean breath," can be a helpful practice for individuals with Upper Cross Syndrome (UCS) by promoting relaxation and improving breath control. While not a direct cure, it can alleviate some symptoms and improve overall posture and body awareness.

Osteopathic manipulative treatment focuses on restoring proper muscle balance and joint mechanics through techniques that address the shortened, tight muscles and the lengthened, weak muscles characteristic of the syndrome

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Full time college students of age 20-29 years.

• Subjects who have upper cross syndrome according to REEDCO posture assessment.
• Subjects who not receiving medical treatment for respiratory diseases .
• Subjects who have clean family medical history

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects who engaged in additional exercise in two weeks, which was likely to affect the results of the research .

• Individuals with a history of spine, shoulder fractures, surgery, or other disease.
• Individuals with severe cardia-cerebrovascular disease.
• Individuals who will have difficulty to follow-up testing).
• Neurologic and psychiatric disorders (who can not understand the research project ).
• Individuals with congenital deformities

• Minimum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 29 Years
• Eligible Sex: MALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Mohamed Saied Zidan

Assistant professor doctor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Mohamed Saied Zidan

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

IRB # 2/6/2024-2025

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id