Effects of Different Exercise Protocols on Physical and Cognitive Changes in People With Chronic Neck Pain
RecruitingNot applicableNCT07432425
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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)
This study aims to investigate the effects of different exercise approaches on physical status, cognitive functions, brain structures, and blood biomarkers in individuals with chronic neck pain.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Different Exercise Protocols on Physical Status, Cognitive Functions, Brain Structure, and Blood Biomarkers in People With Chronic Neck Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Aerobic exercise
- Other: Strengthening exercise
- Other: Posture and strentching exercise
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Start date
- 2025-05-01
- Primary completion
- 2026-03-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 65 Years
- 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: * Participants aged 20-65 * Having neck pain at least 3 months and rated as 3 or more according to the Numeric Rating Scale * Having a score of 10 or more according to the Neck Disability Index * Having a score of 24 or above according to the Mini Mental State Examination * Right hand dominancy according to Edinburgh Handedness Inventory * Having at least a primary school graduate Exclusion Criteria: * Having neuropsychiatric, neurologic, metabolic, cardiovascular, and inflammatory disease(s) * Participating in a rehabilitation program for neck pain in the last 6 months * Having an exercise or sports history of 6 months or more * Presence of brain parenchymal lesion on MRI * Presence of materials in the body such as jewelry, metal, hearing aid, pacemaker, lead that cannot be removed and are not suitable for MRI * History of neck or shoulder surgery * Being pregnant or having given birth within the last year
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07432425