AI Mobile App vs Self Exercises in Workers With Neck Pain

University of Monastir

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Work-Related Condition; Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: Smartphone application guided exercises

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06485804

AIMobApp-Neck-Pain

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to compare the impact of two different methods to administer self-exercises in administrative workers with neck pain: an Artificial Intelligence embedded mobile application and written sheet.

Enrollment: 34 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 63 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The presence of a chronic NP lasting for more than three months, and a pain level at baseline assessment ≥ 30 (VAS)

Exclusion criteria

• Acute neck pain, neck pain from specific causes (eg; Chronic inflammatory diseases), spine trauma or surgery, cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, and physical therapy treatments in the last six months before baseline assessment.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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34 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in the intervention group will use a smartphone application which will provide an individualized exercises program.

Treatment:

Other: Smartphone application guided exercises

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group will receive a rehabilitation program delivered on a paper sheet containing pictures of exercises with written explanations in French, including the number of sets and repetitions