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CompletedNCT06805981Updated Feb 3, 2025

Effect of Telerehabilitation for Young Adults

An interventional study of telerehabilitation group and conventional rehabilitation group in Young Adult Health, sponsored by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 30 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-03.

Sponsored by Istanbul Medipol University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 1 month after the study started (first participant enrolled Dec 2023, registered Jan 2025).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 30 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

It aims to examine the effects of video-based cervical posture and breathing exercises on the musculoskeletal system, pain and emotional stress levels in young adults. Control group (n: 15), study group (n: 15); It aims to examine the effects of video-based application support and breathing exercises and cervical posture exercises on the musculoskeletal health, which is important for individuals, pain affecting daily life and emotional stress levels, which we think have a great effect on social life, and to present them to the literature.

Primary Objective: To examine the effects of video-based cervical posture and breathing exercises on musculoskeletal health in young adults.

Secondary Objective: To examine the effects of video-based cervical posture and breathing exercises on pain in young adults.

Tertiary Objective: To examine the effects of video-based cervical posture and breathing exercises on emotional stress levels in young adults.

Read the detailed description

The study will include 30 randomly selected individuals between the ages of 18 and 30 who were directed to the Istanbul Gedik University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department laboratory.

The individuals included in the study will be divided into 2 groups as a control group and a study group of 15 people with simple randomization. Only a brochure will be given to the control group, and the brochure will be distributed and explained to the study group, and telerehabilitation will be applied.

The study will be carried out in the Istanbul Gedik University Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department laboratory.

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Conditions studied

  • Young Adult Health

Keywords

  • Cervical posture exercises
  • Video-based exercise
  • Breathing exercises
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In context

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 350 studies on the registry; 58 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 18 - 30 years old
  • having enough technological equipment
  • female - male gender
  • volunteering to work

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those with vertigo
  • those with frequent nausea
  • those with severe dyspnea
  • those with rib fractures
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
30 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    telerehabilitation group

    The study group received a total of 16 sessions of cervical posture exercises and breathing exercises, 30 minutes each session, twice a week for 8 weeks, using a video-based application together with a handout.

    Other: telerehabilitation group

  • Other
    Conventional rehabilitation group

    The control group was given a brochure containing cervical posture and breathing exercises. They were asked to do the exercises twice a week for 8 weeks, each session lasting 30 minutes, for a total of 16 sessions. Patient education was provided to the patients before rehabilitation.

    Other: conventional rehabilitation group

Interventions

  • Othertelerehabilitation group

    Asynchronous exercise videos were sent for follow-up for 8 weeks.

  • Otherconventional rehabilitation group

    An exercise brochure with exercises to be followed for 8 weeks was given.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Cornell Musculoskeletal System Questionnaire

    It evaluates the frequency of pain or discomfort in 11 different body parts during the day in the last week, the severity of this condition and its effect on work performance.

    Time frame: Time duration of change eight week

  2. Cervical Posture Analysis

    Numerical data regarding general cervical posture (cervical lordosis, forward tilt of the head, etc.) will be obtained.

    Time frame: Time duration of change eight week

  3. Neck Disability Index

    It is the most widely used assessment tool for measuring acute and chronic neck pain or disability due to neck injury.

    Time frame: Time duration of change eight week

  4. Brief Pain Inventory

    It evaluates the severity of pain, the localization of pain, medical treatments for pain, and the effect of pain on daily functions, and asks how much pain has decreased in the last 24 hours or the last week.

    Time frame: Time duration of change eight week

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Study locations

1 site
  • Ebrar Atak
    Yalova, Türkiye/Yalova 77100, Turkey
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References and documents

Publications

  • Bourne S, DeVos R, North M, Chauhan A, Green B, Brown T, Cornelius V, Wilkinson T. Online versus face-to-face pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2017 Jul 17;7(7):e014580. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014580. PubMed 28716786 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — It will be evaluated if the researchers are contacted via their e-mail addresses.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 3, 2025, 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
NCT06805981
Lead sponsor
Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Collaborators
Istanbul Gedik University
Responsible party
ebrar atak (Asst. Prof., Medipol University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 3, 2025
Start date
Dec 4, 2023
Primary completion
Jul 7, 2024
Completion
Aug 10, 2024
Last update
Feb 3, 2025

Study contacts

Amine Ataç, Asst. Prof.
principal investigator · amineatac@gmail.com

Oversight

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