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Development of Standard Guidelines for Relaxation Exercises in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain and Determination of Their Effectiveness

NCT07048093 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 34

Last updated 2025-09-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to determine whether relaxation exercises performed before cranio-cervical flexion can reduce superficial neck muscle activation (specifically sternocleidomastoid and upper trapezius) in individuals with neck pain.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does performing relaxation exercises prior to cranio-cervical flexion reduce sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle activation?
* Does it reduce upper trapezius muscle activation during the standing?

Researchers will compare the group performing relaxation exercises before cranio-cervical flexion to the group performing only cranio-cervical flexion to see if there is a measurable difference in superficial neck muscle activation.

Participants will:

* Perform cranio-cervical flexion exercises.
* Perform relaxation exercises prior to the cranio-cervical flexion (intervention group only).
* Undergo surface EMG measurements to assess muscle activity.

Conditions

  • Non Specific Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise

Average of 10 minutes relaxation exercises guided with a standard audio record based on reciprocal and autogenic muscle inhibition, proprioceptive training and postural training.

OTHER

Sham (No Treatment)

This group take no treatment between actual before and after measurements.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Balikesir University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
22 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-22
Primary Completion
2026-09-01
Completion
2026-09-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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