NCT05887349

Investigation of the Efficacy of Rocabado Exercises in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain

Completed NA Last updated 24 December 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Neck Stabilization Exercise in Neck Pain in 62 participants. Completed in 20 October 2023.

Timeline

1 July 2023

Primary endpoint
9 October 2023

20 October 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	62
Start date	1 July 2023
Primary completion	9 October 2023
Estimated completion	20 October 2023
Sites	1 location across Turkey (Türkiye)

Drugs / interventions tested

• Neck Stabilization Exercise
• Neck Stabilization Exercise + Rocabado Exercises

Conditions studied

• Neck Pain — all drugs for Neck Pain →

Sponsor

Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi — full company profile →

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with Neck Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Nerve compression, disc herniation, and fracture-related factors may play a role in the etiology of chronic neck pain, or the pain may not be associated with a specific cause. In the cervical region, muscles, fascia, disc, nerve root and facet joints are the structures that carry pain. Problems related to these structures can also cause pain in the cervical region and shoulder, arm, interscapular region and craniocervical structures. The stomatognathic system is the integrity of the structures that perform the functions of chewing, swallowing and speaking. This system in the head and neck region; It consists of bones, muscles, joints, ligaments, teeth, supporting dental tissues, glands, tongue, mouth and surrounding tissues, and neuromuscular system. The relationship between the stomatognathic and craniocervical systems is demonstrated by the interaction between masticatory and cervical muscles. Wiesinger et al. examined the relationship between spinal pain and temporamandibular joint disorders in a large sample and stated that both conditions may share common risk factors or affect each other. The coexistence of cervical spine and temporomandibular joint pathologies (TMJ) is explained by the neuroanatomical convergence of nociceptive neurons receiving trigeminal and neck sensory inputs. Studies have shown that neck disability may be accompanied by jaw joint disability, masseter myofascial pain, and regional muscle tenderness. Olivio et al. He reported that the treatment of individuals with TMJ pathology should also focus on the neck region, because improvement of one may affect the other. Based on this idea, Calixtre et al. reported that they achieved positive improvements in pain and jaw functions in their study investigating the effects of cervical region mobilization and exercises on individuals with TMJ.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Effectiveness of Jaw Exercises Applied in Addition to Cervical Stabilization Exercises in Individuals with Chronic Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Canli M, Özüdoğru A, Alkan H, Cigdem-Karacay B. · · 2026 · PMID 41737306 · DOI 10.2147/jpr.s584088