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- Clinical Trial NCT03374059
Exercise and Life Modification for Text-Neck
Exercise and Life Modification Approaches for Text-Neck
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.
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
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.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Ankara, Turkey, 06810
- Baskent University
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
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:
The exclusion criteria included those:
- who had any diagnosed pathology for neck region diagnosed by MR or BT,
- who had any shoulder pathology,
- with any neck or shoulder surgery,
- had whiplash syndrome,
- had fibromyalgia, Myofasial Pain Syndrome or vascular pathology and
- women who are breastfeeding.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: 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.
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Experimental: Exercise and Life modification
This group received life modification suggestions additional to home exercise treatment program for 4 weeks.
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No Intervention: Control Group
Control group did not receive any treatments
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Visual Analogue Scale
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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Pain intensity
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4 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Neck disability index
Time Frame: 4 weeks
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Function
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4 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
- KA 16/376
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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