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Occurrence of muscle imbalance in shoulder, neck and chest region among middle school students of Delhi

Prevalence of upper cross syndrome in middle school students of Delhi: A cross - sectional study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/04/051762
Enrollment
246
Registered
2023-04-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Abhilasha Tomar
Lead Sponsor
Dr Nidhi Kalra
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Delhi School students of age group between 11 -14 years. 2. Both males and females 3. Willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Students having diagnosed musculoskeletal conditions of spine or upper limb. 2. Recent history of injury, trauma, or surgery of the spine and shoulder. 3. Malignancy of the spine or upper quadrant. 4. Students suffering from any psychological ailments or neuro muscular disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Deep neck flexors strength with craniocervical flexion test. 2. Craniovertebral angle with on protractor application. 3. Pectoralis minor muscle tightness with pectoralis minor length test. 4. Pectoralis major muscle tightness with pectoralis major length test. 5. Serratus anterior muscle strength with wall push - up test.Timepoint: 1 year—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation of upper cross syndrome with BMITimepoint: 1 year—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAbhilasha Tomar

Banarsidas Chandiwala Institute of Physiotherapy

nidhikalra@bcip.ac.in9910876386

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026