Conventional Neck Exercise With and Without Scapular Corrective Exercises in Patients With Forward Head Posture

Effects of Conventional Neck Exercise With and Without Scapular Corrective Exercises on Pain, Cervical Range of Motion and Disability in Patients With Forward Head Posture

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05338814

Enrollment

Registered

2022-04-21

Start date

2021-10-01

Completion date

2022-07-31

Last updated

2022-12-20

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Conditions

Forward Head Posture

Keywords

Forward head posture, Neck pain, conventional neck exercises, scapular corrective exercises

Brief summary

To determine the effects of conventional neck exercises with and without scapular corrective exercises on pain, cervical range of motion and disability in patients with forward head posture

Interventions

OTHERscapular corrective exercises

40 minutes each, three times a week for six weeks

OTHERconventional neck exercises

40 minutes each, three times a week for six weeks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 35 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* forward head posture * complain of pain for at least 3months * no history of any therapeutic interventions for the last 3months

Exclusion criteria

* history of whiplash injury * any cervical surgery * previous history of significant trauma * fracture of cervical or scapula * neurological impairments * cervicogenic head ache

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Numeric pain rating scale	6 weeks	it is a subjective measure in which individuals rate their pain on an eleven point numeric scale. It is composed of 0(no pain at all) to (worst imaginable pain)
Goniometry	6 weeks	A goniometer is a device that measures an angle or permits the rotation of anobject to a definite position
Neck disability index (NDI)	6 weeks	s a self-reported questionare with 10 items including pain, personal care, lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results

None listed

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