Comparison of the effect of two methods of prescribing exercise on neck pain

A comparative study of the effectiveness of clinically-supervised and internet-based exercise therapy on pain, muscle thickness and endurance and head posture in females with chronic non-specific neck pain

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181219042055N2

Enrollment

Registered

2022-07-05

Start date

2022-05-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-08-29

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Conditions

Chronic non-specific neck pain. Cervicalgia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Exercise therapy under the supervision in the sports medicine clinic that includes 18 training sessions, 3 days a week for 6 weeks

and will be done in 3 different phases based on progressive increase of workload . Each phase lasts two weeks and at the end the second week, the exercises of the next phase is added. All sessions sta

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Having non-specific chronic neck pain (persistent neck pain for at least three months and with an intensity of at least 3 according to VAS criteria) female Age 18- 65 years Body mass index equal to or less than 30 Balanced mood Ability to access the Internet and other communication tools Consent to participate in the trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Existence of acute traumatic injury in the spine approved by a specialist Existence of a history of surgery or previous lesion of the neck and other joints of the upper limbs during a recent year Pregnancy Simultaneous pain in the shoulder joint Existence of new fractures in the upper limbs during a recent year Suffering from malignant tumors Inflammatory diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, myelopathy and cervical radiculopathy Participate in exercise therapy, manipulation, acupuncture and physiotherapy programs during the last three months Congenital spinal deformity

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Neck pain. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (6 weeks). Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.;Thickness of neck muscles. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (6 weeks). Method of measurement: Ultrasound device.;Neck muscle endurance. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (6 weeks). Method of measurement: Cervical flexor and extensor muscles endurance tests.;Head posture. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (6 weeks). Method of measurement: measurement of craniovertebral angle.	—

Measure

Time frame

Neck pain. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (6 weeks). Method of measurement: Visual analogue scale.;Thickness of neck muscles. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (6 weeks). Method of measurement: Ultrasound device.;Neck muscle endurance. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (6 weeks). Method of measurement: Cervical flexor and extensor muscles endurance tests.;Head posture. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention (6 weeks). Method of measurement: measurement of craniovertebral angle.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Neck disability. Timepoint: Before and after treatment intervention (6 weeks later). Method of measurement: Neck Disability Index Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSara Lotfian

Iran University of Medical Sciences

saralotfiyan@yahoo.com+98 21 6435 2446

Outcome results

None listed

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