Upper Cross Syndrome Rehabilitation Strengthening of the Dorsal Erector Muscles

Upper Cross Syndrome Rehabilitation by Means of Habitual Treatment Plus Strengthening of the Dorsal Erector Muscles. Controlled Clinical Trial.

The purpose of this study is to determine which treatment is more effective for chronic neck pain associated with Upper Cross Syndrome.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Strengthening exercises programme

Detailed Description

Patients will divided in two groups, control and intervention. Control Group will do exercises of strengthening of Deep Cervical Flexors, Shoulder External Rotators and Adduction of Scapulae.

Intervention group will do the same plus Strengthtening of Erector Thoracic.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Madrid, Spain, 28009
    • Fisiosesto

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chronic neck pain for at least 3 months
• 52º or less in the craniovertebral angle
• 50º or less in the shoulder angle

Exclusion Criteria:

• herniated disk, radiculopathy, diseases of the spine

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention; 70 participants receiving active comparator treatment plus experimental	Other: Strengthening exercises programme; Strengthening exercises for Deep Cervical Flexors, Shoulder external rotators, scapular adductors and thoracic erector muscles
Active Comparator: Control; 70 participants receiving active comparator treatment	Other: Strengthening exercises programme; Strengthening exercises for Deep Cervical Flexors, Shoulder external rotators, scapular adductors and thoracic erector muscles

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Craniovertebral angle	tha angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the tragus of the ear	0 week
Craniovertebral angle	tha angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the tragus of the ear	4 week
Craniovertebral angle	tha angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the tragus of the ear	8 week
Shoulder angle	the angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the acromion	0 week
Shoulder angle	the angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the acromion	4 week
Shoulder angle	the angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the acromion	8 week
VAS	The Visual Analogue Scale 0 no pain 10 worst pain	0 week
VAS	The Visual Analogue Scale 0 no pain 10 worst pain	4 week
VAS	The Visual Analogue Scale 0 no pain 10 worst pain	8 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Muscle Strenght	Muscle strenght tested by a hand held dynamometer	0 week
Muscle Strenght	Muscle Strenght tested by a hand held dynamometer	4 week
Muscle Strenght	Muscle strenght tested by a and held dynamometer	8 week
Muscle Activity	Muscle activity tested by Portable EMG	0 week
Muscle Activity	Muscle activity tested by Portable EMG	4 week
Muscle Activity	Muscle activity tested by Portable EMG	8 week

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Martín, Carlos García
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Carlos García, Fisiosesto

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 21, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 3, 2021
• Study Completion (Actual): June 4, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 22, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 1, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): September 7, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 14, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 11, 2021
• Last Verified: February 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: chronic neck pain; upper crossed syndrome; rounded shoulder posture
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: MartinCG

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No