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NCT Number: NCT05509491

Effectiveness of A Telehealth Postural Awareness Program Combined With Exercise In People With Neck Pain

People with neck pain often experience pain, neck disability, and poor quality of life. Postural-based awareness programs are evidence-based interventions for postural problems and neck pain disorders. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of a telehealth physiotherapist-delivered postural awareness program combined with exercise in people with neck pain. Pain, neck disability, leisure time management, and exercise stage of change were evaluated.

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Key information

Conditions

Neck Pain Behavior Motor Activity Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Tezel Yıldırım Şahan

Ankara, 06018, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Pain with visual analog scale, neck disability with Neck Disability Index, Leisure time management with Leisure Time Management Scale, and exercise stage of change with exercise Stage of change Scale were determined. The authors aim to find out if there are any changes before and after the program on the pain, neck disability, and evaluation subscale of the leisure time management scale, and exercise stage of change of participants.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • being aged 18 years or over,
  • volunteering to take part in the study,
  • being a student of online education,
  • without a history of any neurological or orthopedic problem,
  • with resting neck pain (as measured by the VAS) lasting ≤30 days
  • that is aggravated by movement without extending distal to the shoulders.

Exclusion criteria

  • rheumatological diseases, malignity or structural deformities,
  • previous surgical intervention related to the neck region,
  • severe pain (more than 7 in 0 to 10 VAS)

Treatment and study plan

A postural awareness program with exercises

Behavioral

A program about postural awareness, bad posture, good posture and their effects on daily life

Primary outcomes

  1. Neck pain

    Time frame: 5 minute

    Visual Analog Scale- The evaluations of this study was performed at beginning and end of study. Neck pain was determined with Visual Analog Scale with 0 indicating "no pain", 10 indicating "the most severe pain

Secondary outcomes

  1. Neck Disability

    Time frame: 10 minute

    Neck Disability Index-The Neck Disability Index consists of 10 items: pain intensity, personal care, lifting, reading, headache, concentration, work, driving, sleeping and recreation. Individuals included in the study were asked to rate each title between 0 (no disability) and 5 (complete disability). The total score ranges between 0 (no disability) and 50 (complete disability)

  2. Leisure Time Management

    Time frame: 10 minute

    Leisure Time Management- This scale consists of four sub-dimensions and 15 items. These sub-dimensions were investigated as "evaluation", "programming", "leisure attitude", "goal setting and method". The answer codes of each item vary between 1 and 5 as a Likert type.

  3. Exercise Stage of Change

    Time frame: 10 minute

    Exercise Stage of Change Scale-The "Exercise Behavior Change Steps Questionnaire" aims to determine the individual's exercise behavior steps. The four items in the questionnaire, in which the participants' wishes for exercise are tried to be determined, are answered as yes/no. Individuals' intention to exercise and their habits of participating in exercise are divided into five different exercise behavior steps according to their responses to the items: Pre-tendency, Tendency, Preparation, Movement and Continuity.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hacettepe University

Other

Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Registry information

Official study title

Postural Awareness Program With Exercises In Patients With Neck Pain

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Aug 22, 2022
Registry last updated
Aug 22, 2022

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