Effects of Cervical Stabilization Exercise in Violinists With Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT04051593
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of a 6-week cervical stabilization exercise program in university violin players with chronic nonspecific neck pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Cervical Stabilization Exercises Improved Pain, Disability, and Physical Impairments in University Violinists With Nonspecific Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Cervical stabilization exercise
- Sponsor
- National Cheng Kung University
- Start date
- 2018-06-12
- Primary completion
- 2018-09-01
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 25 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Taiwan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * duration of playing the instrument longer than 5 years * practicing the violin more than 5 hours/week * constant neck pain for more than 3 months or at least 2 pain episodes in the last 3 months Exclusion Criteria: * previous surgery in the neck and shoulder regions * current participation in a structured exercises program * current treatment for neck and shoulder pain * red flags suggesting of cancer, infection, vascular insufficiency, and etc. during history taking * neurological symptoms of the upper extremities during screening tests (e.g. Spurling test and upper limb tension tests)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04051593