Implementation of Head Postural Correction Program "postural correction exercises, kinesiotaping and scapular stabilization exercises" in Forward Head Posture

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202010531232430

Enrollment

120

Registered

2020-10-29

Start date

2020-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-27

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

postural correction exercise

scapular stabilization exercises

kinesiotaping

combination of the following interventions posturalcorrection scapular stabilization kinesiotaping

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The participants will be chosen under the following criteria: 1) Subjects with asymptomatic forward head posture with CVA less than 50 degrees (Yip 2008). 2) Both genders will be included. 3) The age of the participants will be ranged from 18: 60 years old (Gurudut and Gauns 2016). 4) Subjects will be recruited from Cairo and Damietta metropolitan areas.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The potential participation will be excluded when they had one of the following criteria: 1) Fixed or mobile spinal deformity. 27 2) Surgery and post-operative pain. 3) Congenital deformities of neck and shoulders. 4) Visual disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
craniovertebral angle (CVA) as the primary outcome	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
position of scapula;dominant hand grip strength	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactSamir ElSabbahi

Professor of Basic Sciences

ssabbahi@hotmail.com+201128377738

Outcome results

None listed

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