Efficacy of New Ergonomic Device in Non-Specific Neck Pain.

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neck Pain

Treatments: Other: theraputic exercises for neck muscles; Other: theraputic exercises for neck muscles and smartphone holder

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06767098

P.T.REC/012/005574

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if smartphone holder works to treat neck pain in adults. It will also learn about the usability of smartphone holders. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the smartphone holder decrease pain level and improve function in case of neck pain?
• How likely will the participants recommend the holder for their friends?

Researchers will compare adding the holder to the commonly used exercises for neck pain to a group which will receive the common exercise only. To see if the holder can modify neck pain.

Participants will:

• Do the exercise with or without using the holder
• Visit the clinic 3 times per week for a month for receiving exercise
• Keep a diary of their usage for the holder

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• • Subject's age ranges from 18-45

  • Having neck discomfort symptoms that were triggered by certain neck positions and by palpating the cervical musculature for at least three months
  • Smartphones addiction >6hours per day

Exclusion criteria

• • Pregnancy.

  • Neck pain associated with whiplash injuries or trauma
  • medical red flag history (such as tumour, fracture, metabolic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis)
  • Neck pain with cervical radiculopathy or neck pain associated with externalized cervical disc herniation.
  • If the patient had previous surgery in the neck area (irrespective of the reason for the operation)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

traditional therapeutic exercise for neck pain and smartphone holder

Experimental group

Description:

Strech exercise for tight muscles as trapezius and levator scapulae. strengthening exercises for deep neck flexor and neck extensors. instructions to use a smartphone holder.

Treatment:

Other: theraputic exercises for neck muscles and smartphone holder

traditional therapeutic exercise for neck pain

Active Comparator group

Description:

Strech exercise for tight muscles as trapezius and levator scapulae. strengthening exercises for deep neck flexor and neck extensors.

Treatment:

Other: theraputic exercises for neck muscles