Clinical trial NCT06843759: Effectiveness of Pilates Exercises Applied to Violinists With Nonspecific Neck Pain
Official title: Effectiveness of Pilates Exercises Applied to Violinists With Nonspecific Neck Pain : Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Occupational Diseases
Keywords: violinist
Lead sponsor: Uskudar University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-02-25
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 50
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to examine the effects of different Pilates exercises on violinists experiencing non-specific neck pain

Detailed description: This study is planned as a randomized controlled study. Participants will be divided into two groups, mat pilates and reformer pilates, between the ages of 18-50. Participants will be asked to do the specified exercises for 6 weeks, 2 days a week and 45 minutes each session. Individuals with psychological and physical disabilities to do regular exercise will not be included in the study. The researcher will prepare a personal information form to collect the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants. A visual analog scale will be used to measure pain intensity and recovery process, a neck pain and disability scale to evaluate neck function and disability status, and a neck disability questionnaire to determine the effect of neck pain on daily life activities. These questionnaires will be repeated at the beginning and end of the study.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals between the ages of 18-50
* Individuals who play the violin with neck pain
* Having received professional instrument training

Exclusion Criteria

* Using medication
* Having any pathology that prevents exercise
* Having previously undergone upper extremity surgery

Primary outcomes:
measure: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Neck Pain Disability Index Questionnaire
timeFrame: 8 weeks
measure: Bournemouth Neck Pain Survey
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Uskudar University
Study officials:
affiliation: Uskudar University
name: Sümeyye Postacı
role: STUDY_CHAIR
References:
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