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Physiotherapy Treatment for correction of Rounded Shoulder Posture

Effect of Box Taping as an adjunct to comprehensive exercise program in correction of Forward Shoulder Posture â?? A Pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/10/004095
Enrollment
20
Registered
2013-10-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Box taping: Box taping, supervised comprehensive exercise program and postural advise given for 15 sessions over a period of 3 weeks Control Intervention1: supervised comprehensive exer

Sponsors

Neha Dewan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Asymptomatic subjects with forward shoulder posture. To consider the subject to have FSP, NSA ration on measurement was set at >= 1.60. 2) Age 18 â?? 35 yrs 3)Any gender

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Structural kyphosis 2) Congenital deformity affecting the neck, shoulder & thorax 3) Skin hypersensitivity/allergy to tape 4) Any surgical condition affecting the thorax & scapula 5) Any neurological deficit in upper extremity

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
OUTCOME MEASURES â?? To assess the Scapular alignment ï?¨ Static scapular alignment 1) Pectoralis minor length test 2) Distance from medial scapular border to 3rd thoracic spine 3) Normalized Scapular Abduction Ratio (NSA Ratio) ï?¨ Dynamic scapular alignment 1) Lateral scapular slide test (LSST) Timepoint: baseline, 7th and 15th session—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNeha Dewan

Manipal University

ganeshbm2000@yahoo.co.in

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 8, 2026