Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Neck Pain

August 6, 2019 updated by: Taha İbrahim Yıldız, Hacettepe University

Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Control

Neck pain is a very common problem in the population. Most of the patients suffer from neck pain for long time and the problem becomes chronic. The investigators studied the effects of scapular stabilization exercise on mechanical neck pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Neck is one of the most common musculoskeletal problem in the world. Yet the problem still haven't been understood and solved completely. Its incidence is also becoming higher and most people who have neck pain suffer from it for long time. Several problems have been related to neck pain. Hence, the investigators designed a study to see the effects of scapular stabilization exercise on neck pain.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

26

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Ankara, Turkey, 06600
        • Hacettepe University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • having neck pain at least 6 months
  • having score of at least 10 points from Neck Disability Index
  • having type-1, type-2 or type-3 scapula from Kibler's four types rating system
  • no previous shoulder or neck surgery
  • no accompanying shoulder problem

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no complying to the rehabilitation
  • if patient wants to finished and don't want to complete study, they were excluded

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: classical approach for neck pain
patients in this arm received classical approaches for neck pain. Cervical manual therapy was performed on patients in this arm and they were also instructed to to perform cervical endurance, strength and stretching exercises. Rehabilitation period was lasted for 6 weeks. Pain, quality of life and scapular kinematics were assessed before and after rehabilitation program.
Other: classical approach for neck pain
Patients with mechanical neck pain were instructed to do cervical exercise
Experimental: scapular exercise on neck pain
patients in this arm received cervical manual therapy and cervical exercises too. Apart from cervical manual therapy and cervical exercises,patients also performed scapular stabilization exercise targeting trapezius, serratus anterior and rhomboid muscles. Rehabilitation period was lasted for 6 weeks. The same assessment parameters was conducted on this arm too.
Other: scapular exercise on neck pain
Patients with mechanical neck pain were instructed to do scapular stabilization and cervical exercise

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Neck pain measured with Visual Analog Scale
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Patient's neck was measured with Visual Analog Scale
6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Quality of Life measured with Neck Disability Index
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Patient's quality of life was measured with Neck Disability Index
6 weeks
Scapular Kinematics measured with 3-D motion monitor device
Time Frame: 6 weeks
Patient's scapular kinematics was measured with 3-D motion monitor device
6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hacettepe University

Investigators

  • Study Director: İrem Düzgün, supervisor of the study

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 15, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 15, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

March 15, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 9, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 24, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

March 1, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 8, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2019

Last Verified

August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GO 14/498

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Yes

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