Role of exercise in the management of neck pain

Comparative effect of eight weeks neck and scapular stabilisation exercises on clinical and psychosocial variables of individuals with non-specific neck pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202304493866557

Enrollment

Registered

2023-04-28

Start date

2023-04-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Conventional physiotherapy

Neck stabilisation exercise group

scapula stabilisation exercise group

Neck plus scapular stabilization exercise group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with clinical features of non-specific neck pain such as pain . Patients must be literate in english, yoruba or both languages. Patients who are not involved in any other form of exercise training during the course of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: patients with obvious spinal deformity or neurological disease will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain: it will be measured using the visual analogue scale. This is a continous scale comprising of horizontal line which measure from 0-100cm, it is anchored by 2 verbal description with 0cm indicating no pain, 50cm indicating moderate pain and 100cm indicating worse imaginable pain. This measure will be used to measure patients pain.;Neck disability: this will be measured using the neck disability index. This is a patient completed, condition specific functional status questionnaire that consist of 10 items including pain, personal care,lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation.;Weight and height will be measured using a stadiometer	—

Measure

Time frame

Pain: it will be measured using the visual analogue scale. This is a continous scale comprising of horizontal line which measure from 0-100cm, it is anchored by 2 verbal description with 0cm indicating no pain, 50cm indicating moderate pain and 100cm indicating worse imaginable pain. This measure will be used to measure patients pain.;Neck disability: this will be measured using the neck disability index. This is a patient completed, condition specific functional status questionnaire that consist of 10 items including pain, personal care,lifting, reading, headaches, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation.;Weight and height will be measured using a stadiometer

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Fear of movement: this is the irrational fear of movement by the patient and it will be measured using the fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire which is a patient reported questionnaire that cocis on how a patient fear avoidance beliefs about physical activity and work may affect or contribute to their pain and resulting disability;Health related quality of life: this will be measured using the short form-36 health survey, this is a patient reported survey of patients health and its a measure of health status. It consists of eight domains or sections.	—

Measure

Time frame

Fear of movement: this is the irrational fear of movement by the patient and it will be measured using the fear avoidance beliefs questionnaire which is a patient reported questionnaire that cocis on how a patient fear avoidance beliefs about physical activity and work may affect or contribute to their pain and resulting disability;Health related quality of life: this will be measured using the short form-36 health survey, this is a patient reported survey of patients health and its a measure of health status. It consists of eight domains or sections.

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Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactAdesola odole

Chief physiotherapist

adesola_odole@yahoo.com+2348034051960

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026