Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Neck Pain

Scapular Stabilization Exercise on Mechanical Neck Pain: A Randomized Control

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02695108

Enrollment

Registered

2016-03-01

Start date

2016-02-15

Completion date

2017-03-15

Last updated

2019-08-08

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Conditions

Neck Pain

Keywords

Scapula, Neck, Pain, Therapy, Kinematic

Brief summary

Neck pain is a very common problem in the population. Most of the patients suffer from neck pain for long time and the problem becomes chronic. The investigators studied the effects of scapular stabilization exercise on mechanical neck pain.

Detailed description

Neck is one of the most common musculoskeletal problem in the world. Yet the problem still haven't been understood and solved completely. Its incidence is also becoming higher and most people who have neck pain suffer from it for long time. Several problems have been related to neck pain. Hence, the investigators designed a study to see the effects of scapular stabilization exercise on neck pain.

Interventions

OTHERclassical approach for neck pain

Patients with mechanical neck pain were instructed to do cervical exercise

OTHERscapular exercise on neck pain

Patients with mechanical neck pain were instructed to do scapular stabilization and cervical exercise

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* having neck pain at least 6 months * having score of at least 10 points from Neck Disability Index * having type-1, type-2 or type-3 scapula from Kibler's four types rating system * no previous shoulder or neck surgery * no accompanying shoulder problem

Exclusion criteria

* no complying to the rehabilitation * if patient wants to finished and don't want to complete study, they were excluded

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Neck pain measured with Visual Analog Scale	6 weeks	Patient's neck was measured with Visual Analog Scale

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Quality of Life measured with Neck Disability Index	6 weeks	Patient's quality of life was measured with Neck Disability Index
Scapular Kinematics measured with 3-D motion monitor device	6 weeks	Patient's scapular kinematics was measured with 3-D motion monitor device

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026