Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT05785091

the Degree of Forward Head Posture and Hamstring Muscles Tightness

is the degree of forward head posture correlated with the degree of hamstring muscles tightness

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

CairoU

Giza, 12651, Egypt

About this study

I will measure the degree of forward head posture by photogrammetry method and classify the degree according to its severity measuring the hamstring muscles tightness and classify it too according to its severity and calf muscle tightness lumber flexibility and correlate the to the degree of forward the forward head posture and the degree

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult participants 18-30 of age
  • Craniovertebral angle < 490
  • With or without neck pain
  • subjects with mechanical neck pain (in individual with chronic non-specific neck pain)
  • Subjects are not engaged in any sports or athletic routine Neck disability index >5 points

Exclusion criteria

.Prevalence of serious pathology (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, malignancy, infection, inflammatory disorders).

Vascular syndrome such as vertebrobasilar insufficiency Cervical spine history of trauma, fracture, congenital anomalies, or surgical intervention .

Progressive neurological deficits .

.History of lumbar and cervical herniated intervertebral disc with spinal stenosis History of neurological (Guillain-Barre, peripheral neuritis) or orthopedic disorders (osteoporosis, osteoarthritis) Moderate or severe scoliosis History of lower extremity fracture and surgery with malunion Leg length discrepancy BMI <18 or BMI >29.9

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. correlation between the degree of forward head posture and hamstring muscles tightness in non specific neck pain

    Time frame: 6 month

    hamstring muscles tightness is correlated with forward head posture

Secondary outcomes

  1. correlation between the degree of forward head posture and hamstring muscles tightness in non specific neck pain

    Time frame: 6 month

    calf muscle tightness is correlated with forward head posture

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Holy Shaker Iskander Naroz

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Correlation Between the Degree of Forward Head Posture and Hamstring Muscles Tightness in Non Specific Neck Pain

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2024
First posted
Mar 27, 2023
Registry last updated
Feb 29, 2024

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.