NCT06800573

Smartphone Application with Global Postural Re-education in Patients with Upper Cross Syndrome

Not yet recruiting NA Last updated 30 January 2025

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Conventional physical therapy in Upper Cross Syndrome in 50 participants. Not yet recruiting.

Timeline

25 March 2025

Primary endpoint
20 July 2025

28 August 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Cairo University
Phase	NA
Status	Not yet recruiting
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	50
Start date	25 March 2025
Primary completion	20 July 2025
Estimated completion	28 August 2025

Drugs / interventions tested

• Conventional physical therapy
• lying posture with progression
• smartphone app exercises

Conditions studied

• Upper Cross Syndrome — all drugs for Upper Cross Syndrome →

Sponsor

Cairo University

Who can join

Adults 28 to 48, any sex, with Upper Cross Syndrome. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The Effect of Integrating a Smartphone Application with Global Postural Re-education on Cervical Proprioception in Patients with Upper Cross Syndrome

Design:

Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT).

Procedures:

Patients with cervical pain resulting from Upper Cross Syndrome (UCS), recruited from El Amal Clinic in Fayoum, will be randomly assigned to one of three groups:

Group A: Receives experimental interventions for 50 minutes per day, 4 days per week, over 8 weeks. The exercises are assisted by a smartphone application designed to support the intervention.

Group B: Receives the same interventions as Group A but without the use of the smartphone application. The exercises focus on stretching the anterior and posterior muscle chains.

Control Group: Receives conventional physiotherapy for 50 minutes per day, 4 days per week, over 8 weeks. This includes postural correction, neck education, and exercise therapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

Office workers aged between 28 and 48 years.

Chronic nonspecific neck pain with a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score between 3 and 8.

Persistent pain for more than 3 months.

Absence of cognitive impairments and the ability to safely participate in an exercise program.

Postural changes characteristic of UCS, such as forward head posture and elevated shoulders.

Exclusion Criteria:

Specific causes of neck pain, such as systemic diseases or neurological signs.

History of spinal surgery or physical therapy treatments within the last 6 months.

Failure to attend three consecutive sessions or four non-consecutive sessions.

Instrumentation:

Assessment Tools:

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) to measure cervical pain.

Cervical Range of Motion (CROM) device to assess cervical range of motion and proprioception.

Neck Disability Index (NDI) to evaluate neck function.

Treatment Tools:

Smartphone application named "Kyphosis and Rounded Back."

Global Postural Reeducation methods.

Traditional physiotherapy techniques.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.