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CompletedNCT03374059Updated Dec 15, 2017

Exercise and Life Modification for Text-Neck

An interventional study of Exercise program and Life modification in Pain, Exercise and Posture, sponsored by Baskent University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 30 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-12-15.

Sponsored by Baskent University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 2 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2016, registered Nov 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
85
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 30 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 11 studies in Pain by Baskent University — 3 open to participants now, 3 under way, none of them phase 3. Pain · Baskent University.

Enrollment
2nd of 11
85 · median 50
Started
2016
the only one that year
No phase
9 of 11
2 open now
Registered
2nd of 11
by date

Among the 11 studies in Pain by Baskent University, this one is the 2nd largest by enrollment, is the only one that started in 2016, is one of 9 with no phase, and was the 2nd registered.

Pain

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 929 Pain studies recruiting now, 384 (41%) set no upper age limit and 434 (47%) stop at 75 or younger; 146 take children under 18; 222 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 30 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of exercise and life modification on pain and disability in "text neck".

Methods: Eighty-five participants were randomly divided into three groups: Exercise (n=29), Exercise+Life modification (n=28), and Control Group (n = 28). Pain intensity during rest, activity, and at night was evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and functional assessment was done by using Neck Disability Index at the beginning and at the end of 4 weeks.

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Objectives: Smartphones or tablets have made an important place in our lives. However long-term use of technological tools causes postural disorders and neck pain called "text neck". The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of exercise and life modification on pain and disability in "text neck".

Methods: Eighty-five participants with "text-neck" were randomly divided into three groups: Exercise (n=29), Exercise+Life modification (n=28), and Control Group (n = 28). First group received a home exercise program treatment for 4 weeks. Second group received life modification suggestions additional to home exercise treatment program. Control group did not receive any treatments. Pain intensity during rest, activity, and at night was evaluated with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and functional assessment was done by using Neck Disability Index at the beginning and at the end of 4 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Pain
  • Exercise
  • Posture
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 30 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Participants who were aged between 18 and 30, using technological devices as tablets and smartphones for more than 5 hours and having neck pain for more than 3 months were included in our study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The exclusion criteria included those:

    1. who had any diagnosed pathology for neck region diagnosed by MR or BT,
    2. who had any shoulder pathology,
    3. with any neck or shoulder surgery,
    4. had whiplash syndrome,
    5. had fibromyalgia, Myofasial Pain Syndrome or vascular pathology and
    6. women who are breastfeeding.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
85 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Exercise

    Exercise group received a home exercise program treatment for 4 weeks including isometric exercises for neck muscles and postural correction exercises for neck region.

    Other: Exercise program

  • Experimental
    Exercise and Life modification

    This group received life modification suggestions additional to home exercise treatment program for 4 weeks.

    Other: Exercise program · Other: Life modification

  • No intervention
    Control Group

    Control group did not receive any treatments

Interventions

  • OtherExercise program
  • OtherLife modification
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual Analogue Scale

    Pain intensity

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Neck disability index

    Function

    Time frame: 4 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Baskent University
    Ankara, 06810, Turkey
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Sep 2016 to primary completion in Sep 2017, 12 months.

Of 3,731 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Pain, half reached primary completion within 10 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 23. This study's 12 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 3,830 studies reached it within 10 months; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 23.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 30, 2017
First posted
Dec 15, 2017
StartActual
Sep 1, 2016
Primary completionActual
Sep 1, 2017
CompletionActual
Sep 1, 2017
Last update
Dec 15, 2017
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 15, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03374059
Lead sponsor
Baskent University
Responsible party
Nihan Ozunlu Pekyavas (Associated Professor, Baskent University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 15, 2017
Start date
Sep 1, 2016
Primary completion
Sep 1, 2017
Completion
Sep 1, 2017
Last update
Dec 15, 2017

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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