Upper Cross Syndrome Rehabilitation Strengthening of the Dorsal Erector Muscles

• Sponsor: Martín, Carlos García (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT04540614
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 60
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Actual Duration (Months): 12.5
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 4.8

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine which treatment is more effective for chronic neck pain associated with Upper Cross Syndrome.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Neck Pain	Other: Strengthening exercises programme	N/A

Detailed Description

Patients will divided in two groups, control and intervention. Control Group will do exercises of strengthening of Deep Cervical Flexors, Shoulder External Rotators and Adduction of Scapulae.

Intervention group will do the same plus Strengthtening of Erector Thoracic.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 60 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Upper Cross Syndrome Rehabilitation by Means of Habitual Treatment Plus Strengthening of the Dorsal Erector Muscles. Controlled Clinical Trial.
• Actual Study Start Date: May 21, 2020
• Actual Primary Completion Date: May 3, 2021
• Actual Study Completion Date: Jun 4, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention 70 participants receiving active comparator treatment plus experimental	Other: Strengthening exercises programme; Strengthening exercises for Deep Cervical Flexors, Shoulder external rotators, scapular adductors and thoracic erector muscles
Active Comparator: Control 70 participants receiving active comparator treatment	Other: Strengthening exercises programme; Strengthening exercises for Deep Cervical Flexors, Shoulder external rotators, scapular adductors and thoracic erector muscles

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Craniovertebral angle [0 week]

   tha angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the tragus of the ear

2. Craniovertebral angle [4 week]

   tha angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the tragus of the ear

3. Craniovertebral angle [8 week]

   tha angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the tragus of the ear

4. Shoulder angle [0 week]

   the angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the acromion

5. Shoulder angle [4 week]

   the angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the acromion

6. Shoulder angle [8 week]

   the angle formed by the horizontal line through C7 and the line formed between C7 and the acromion

7. VAS [0 week]

   The Visual Analogue Scale 0 no pain 10 worst pain

8. VAS [4 week]

   The Visual Analogue Scale 0 no pain 10 worst pain

9. VAS [8 week]

   The Visual Analogue Scale 0 no pain 10 worst pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Muscle Strenght [0 week]

   Muscle strenght tested by a hand held dynamometer

2. Muscle Strenght [4 week]

   Muscle Strenght tested by a hand held dynamometer

3. Muscle Strenght [8 week]

   Muscle strenght tested by a and held dynamometer

4. Muscle Activity [0 week]

   Muscle activity tested by Portable EMG

5. Muscle Activity [4 week]

   Muscle activity tested by Portable EMG

6. Muscle Activity [8 week]

   Muscle activity tested by Portable EMG

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 65 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria:

• Chronic neck pain for at least 3 months

• 52º or less in the craniovertebral angle

• 50º or less in the shoulder angle

Exclusion Criteria:

• herniated disk, radiculopathy, diseases of the spine

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Fisiosesto	Madrid		Spain	28009

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Martín, Carlos García

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Carlos García, Fisiosesto

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Martín, Carlos García
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04540614
• Other Study ID Numbers: MartinCG
• First Posted: Sep 7, 2020
• Last Update Posted: Sep 14, 2021
• Last Verified: Feb 1, 2021

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Keywords provided by Martín, Carlos García: chronic neck pain; upper crossed syndrome; rounded shoulder posture
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Neck Pain

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 14, 2021