Status:
RECRUITING
Effect of Kendall and Scapulothoracic Exercises in Treatment of Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Cairo University
Conditions:
Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of the clinical trial is to investigate the effect of the combined Kendall and scapulothoracic exercises program on mechanosensitivity of brachial plexus, cervical range of motion, neck fu...
Detailed Description
Non-specific neck pain is a generalized pain in the neck and/or shoulder that has mechanical characteristics, such as symptoms brought on by holding a certain neck position, moving the neck, or palpat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Sixty patients of both genders were recruited in the study.
- The age of the recruited subjects were ranging from 25 to 50 years old
- Patients having neck pain symptoms provoked by neck postures, neck movement, or palpation of the cervical musculature, for at least the last 3 months
- Patients with a craniovertebral angle of less than 54º
- Subjects with a BMI 25-30
Exclusion
- History of previous injury of the neck
- History of surgical intervention at the neck
- History of inflammatory joint disease affecting facet joints
- Neurological disorders such as cervical spondylosis, spondylolisthesis or disc prolapse (Kim et al., 2012).
- Rheumatic diseases.
- Cancer patients
- Patients who received pain medication or physical therapy for their neck pain during the last 3 months
- Patients who are unable to perform the exercises.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06980337
Start Date
June 1 2025
End Date
December 30 2025
Last Update
July 9 2025
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Physical therapy College - Cairo university
Cairo, Egypt