The Effectiveness of the Exercise Program Applied by Telerehabilitation Method in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT04831931
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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)
Neck pain is a common musculoskeletal problem occurring as one of the first conditions causing decreased quality of life and disability. An estimated 67.5% of people experience neck pain in their lives (5, 6). When the adult population is considered (15-74 years old), the prevalence ranges from 5.9% to 38.7%. Causes of neck pain are largely variable, and include working in unsuitable ergonomic positions, sitting for a long time, and keeping the neck in abnormal physiological position for a long time. Various factors are effective in the chronic stage of neck pain. Neck pain is associated with decreased strength and endurance of the cervical muscles. It was observed that deep flexor muscles are weak and superficial flexor muscle activity is increased in patients with neck pain; and that exercise is effective in reducing neck pain because strength, endurance, and flexibility can be regained in the structures around the damaged tissue. There are several approaches that were found to be effective in the treatment of neck pain. These treatment strategies include physical therapy modalities, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise (stretching, strengthening, and endurance exercises) and home exercise programs. Home exercise programs are used to expand the clinic-based physical therapy approaches to treat neck pain. It was stated that it is now compulsory to develop new rehabilitation models and practices to cope with global increase in elderly population, limited resources allocated to public health, and changes in population needs. Telerehabilitation is recommended as a solution to provide physical therapy services; however, it was reported in previous studies that more studies are required in this field to accept its effectiveness. The purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of 4-week exercise protocol established with stretching, strengthening the scapula muscles for the neck and upper body, neck and core stabilization exercises by ensuring the follow-up of…
Study details
- Official title
- The Effectiveness of the Exercise Program Applied by Telerehabilitation Method in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Exercise Program Applied by Telerehabilitation
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
- Start date
- 2020-10-30
- Primary completion
- 2020-11-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- true
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * voluntary individuals suffering from neck pain for at least 3 months * over the age of 18 * have a minimum score of 3/10 according to the Numeric Pain Rating Scale * who fill out the pain preliminary information form, and who will agree to participate in the study through this form. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women, * History of malignancy * Congenital deformities or surgery history in the neck or shoulder area * perception problems for verbal commands * not having internet access * not having equipment to make video calls
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04831931