Exercise and Life Modification for Text-Neck

December 11, 2017 updated by: Nihan Ozunlu Pekyavas, Baskent University

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

Completed

Conditions

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

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

85

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, 06810
        • Başkent 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 30 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

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:

    1. who had any diagnosed pathology for neck region diagnosed by MR or BT,
    2. who had any shoulder pathology,
    3. with any neck or shoulder surgery,
    4. had whiplash syndrome,
    5. had fibromyalgia, Myofasial Pain Syndrome or vascular pathology and
    6. women who are breastfeeding.

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
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.
Other: Exercise program
Experimental: Exercise and Life modification
This group received life modification suggestions additional to home exercise treatment program for 4 weeks.
Other: Exercise program
Other: Life modification
No Intervention: Control Group
Control group did not receive any treatments

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Visual Analogue Scale
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Pain intensity
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Neck disability index
Time Frame: 4 weeks
Function
4 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Baskent University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 1, 2016

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 30, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 11, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

December 15, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

December 15, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 11, 2017

Last Verified

December 1, 2017

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)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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