Clinical trial NCT05149183: Effect of Cervical Stability Training on Somatosensory Evoked Potential and Cervical Spine in Forward Head Posture
Official title: Effect of Cervical Stability Training on Somatosensory Evoked Potential and Cervical Spine in Forward Head Posture
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Forward Head Posture
Keywords: cervical stability
somatosensory evoked potential
forward head posture
Lead sponsor: Cairo University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-12-08
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: this trial has two groups, one experimental and one control
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: to investigate the effect of cervical stability training on somatosensory evoked potential and cervical spine in forward head posture

Detailed description: The use of electronic tools is increasing in worldwide varieties and the attractiveness of these tools lead to variety of groups of people, especially teenagers, using them for prolonged period of time leading to increased musculoskeletal problems. Excessive use of smartphones for long period of time can lead to decreased postural control and forward head postur (FHP) as phone users maintain an abnormal alignment of the head and neck. The habit of repetitive use of computers, TV, mobile phones, and video games and even back packs forces the body to exhibit bad posture. The overall prevalence of FHP was reported to be 66% in computer based workers.

cervical stability training play a major role in treatment of forward head posture so this study will be conducted to investigate its role on craniovertebral angle, cervical range of motion, pain intensity level, functional disability, neck flexor and extensor muscles endurance, lordotic cervical curvature, somatosensory evoked potential in forward head patient.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Adult participant (18-to-40years old) with forward head posture, BMI 20-to-25 kg/m², The area of mechanical neck pain will defined to the cervical region, possibly with referred pain into the occipit, nuchal muscles, and shoulders, All patients will have chronic neck pain for more than 3 months, Craniovertebral angle of ˂ 49.

Exclusion Criteria:

Signs of serious pathology (e.g., rheumatoid diseases, ankylosing spondylitis), History of cervical spine surgery, History of trauma or fractures in cervical spine, Signs of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, Vascular syndrome such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency.

Primary outcomes:
measure: somatosensory evoked potential
timeFrame: up to eight weeks
measure: craniovertebral angle
timeFrame: up to eight weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: pain intensity level
timeFrame: up to eight weeks
measure: functional disability
timeFrame: up to eight weeks
measure: cervical range of motion
timeFrame: up to eight weeks
measure: endurance test
timeFrame: up to eight weeks
measure: cervical curvature
timeFrame: up to eight weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Giza
country: Egypt
facility: Salah Eid Ahmed Ali
Study officials:
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