Clinical trial NCT06519825: The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training in Healthy Adults With Forward Head Posture
Official title: The Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training on Posture, Respiratory Functions, Respiratory Muscle Strength and Performance in Healthy Adults With Forward Head Posture
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Posture
Lead sponsor: Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Gazi University
First posted: 2024-07-25
Enrollment: 80
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 35
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: Forward head posture (FHP) is defined as the position in which the head is in front of the shoulder and is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems caused by the increasing use of computers and smartphones. Posture analysis, pulmonary function test, respiratory muscle strength and endurance assessment, and performance test will be performed as the initial evaluation for those who meet the inclusion criteria and volunteer to participate in the study. Participants with a craniovertebral angle of 50 degrees and less than 50 degrees will be included in the head forward posture (FHP, n=34) group, and participants with an angle of more than 50 degrees will be included in the control group (CG, n=34).Participants with HFP will be randomly divided into two groups as study (FHP-S, n=17) and control (FHP-C, n=17). An inspiratory muscle strength training program will be applied to the FHP-C group for 7 days/6 weeks. All assessments performed before the training will be repeated after 6 weeks of inspiratory muscle strength training. No inspiratory muscle strength training will be applied to the FHP-C group. Participants in the CG group will not undergo any additional assessment or training.

Detailed description: Forward head posture (FHP) is defined as the position in which the head is in front of the shoulder and is one of the most common musculoskeletal problems caused by the increasing use of computers and smartphones. Posture analysis, pulmonary function test, respiratory muscle strength and endurance assessment, and performance test will be performed as the initial evaluation for those who meet the inclusion criteria and volunteer to participate in the study. Participants with a craniovertebral angle of 50 degrees and less than 50 degrees will be included in the head forward posture (FHP, n=34) group, and participants with an angle of more than 50 degrees will be included in the control group (CG, n=34).Participants with HFP will be randomly divided into two groups as study (FHP-S, n=17) and control (FHP-C, n=17). An inspiratory muscle strength training program will be applied to the FHP-C group for 7 days/6 weeks. All assessments performed before the training will be repeated after 6 weeks of inspiratory muscle strength training. No inspiratory muscle strength training will be applied to the FHP-C group. Participants in the CG group will not undergo any additional assessment or training.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Cranio-vertebral angle (CVA) of 50 degrees and less than 50 degrees

Exclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosed respiratory, neurological, orthopedic, psychiatric or cardiac problems
* Have any infection at the time of assessment and training,
* Having any limitation that prevents assessment and training
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding
* Having a history of neck trauma
* Having undergone lumbar-neck surgery

Primary outcomes:
measure: Craniovertebral angle
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Sagittal head tilt
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Sagittal shoulder-C7 angle
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Kyphosis angle measurement
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pulmonary Function Tests- FEV1/FVC
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Pulmonary Function Tests- FVC
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Pulmonary Function Tests- FEV1
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Pulmonary Function Tests- PEF
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Pulmonary Function Tests- MVV
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Respiratory Muscle Strength
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Sport performance
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Niğde
country: Turkey
facility: Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
Study officials:
affiliation: Gazi University
name: Nevin A. Güzel, Prof. Dr.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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