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

Launched by CAIRO UNIVERSITY · Jan 28, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking at how a smartphone app can help people with Upper Cross Syndrome (UCS), which often causes neck pain, especially in office workers. The study will involve three groups of participants who will all engage in exercises designed to improve posture and reduce pain. One group will use a special app to guide their exercises, another group will do the same exercises without the app, and the control group will receive standard physiotherapy treatments.

To be eligible, participants should be office workers aged 28 to 48 who have been experiencing neck pain for more than three months and rate their pain between 3 and 8 on a scale of 0 to 10. It's important that they don’t have any serious underlying health issues or recent treatments for neck pain. If selected, participants can expect to attend sessions four times a week for eight weeks, where they will work on exercises aimed at improving their neck function and reducing pain. This study could provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of using technology to support physical therapy for neck pain.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • office workers(using a computer at least 4 h),
• • aged between 28 and 48years,
• • NP between 3 and 8 cm on a visual analog scale(VAS) (from 0 indicating no pain at all to 10 indicating unbearable pain),
• • Chronic non specific neck pain lasting for more than 3 months (Fathollahnejad et al., 2019).
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • • Specific causes of NP (e.g., systemic, rheumatic, neuromuscular diseases), central or peripheral neurological signs, cognitive impairment, spinal surgery, or physical therapy treatments in the last 6 months prior to the baseline assessment.
• • Participants would be also excluded if they missed at least three consecutive or four non consecutive sessions (Fathollahnejad et al., 2019).