Deep neck flexor and sensorimotor training for chronic neck pain

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized controlled trial will enroll 60 adults with chronic mechanical neck pain at an outpatient clinic in the Faculty of Physical Therapy in Cairo. Participants will be randomly assigned to conventional physical therapy alone or conventional therapy plus a four-week program of deep cervical flexor training (using pressure biofeedback) and sensorimotor exercises. Interventions are delivered in three supervised 45–60 minute sessions per week, and outcomes are measured at baseline and after four weeks. Primary and secondary outcomes include pain intensity, craniovertebral angle, cervical range of motion, segmental mobility, neuromotor control, head repositioning accuracy, and respiratory function (FEV1 and PEF).

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants aged between 20-40 years.
* participant having neck pain report more than 4 in NPRS, and at least within the last three months known as chronic pain.
* participant with CVA more than 45 degrees and less than 50.
* Participant with poor cervical muscle endurance.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participant with acute neck pain (less than three month).
* Participant with radiated neck pain.
* Participant who undergone recent surgeries within the thoracic, shoulder girdle, and cervical spine regions.
* Participants who were already undergoing treatment for neck pain.
* Participant with fixed spinal deformity.
* Pregnant women.

Where it's running

• Out-patient clinic- Faculty of physical therapy
  Cairo, Giza Governorate, Egypt Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Halla T Ahmed, MSc
• Email: htajelsir@ju.edu.sa
• Phone: +966545277073

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.