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Respiratory Exercises Versus Deep Neck Flexor Training in Chronic Mechanical Neck Pain

NCT07531537 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2026-04-22

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Summary

This study will be conducted to compare the effect of adding respiratory exercises versus deep neck flexor training to conventional program on pain, cervical ROM, cervical muscle endurance, function, and chest expansion in patients with chronic mechanical neck pain. Sixty-six (66) of both genders ranging in age from 18 to 35 years old, with a history of mechanical neck pain longer than 3 months (chronic neck pain) will be invited to participate in this study. Participants will be randomly assigned into one of the three experimental groups as follow:

Group A will receive respiratory exercises in form of diaphragmatic breathing \& respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics plus conventional program.

Group B will receive deep neck flexor training in the form of low-load craniocervical flexion using feedback from an air-filled pressure sensor placed behind the neck plus conventional program.

Group C (control group) will receive conventional program in form of TENS, infrared, isometric neck strengthening exercises and stretching exercises.

Conditions

  • Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Respiratoty exercises

respiratory exercises in form of diaphragmatic breathing \& respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics plus conventional program

OTHER

Deep neck flexor training

deep neck flexor training in the form of low-load craniocervical flexion using feedback from an air-filled pressure sensor placed behind the neck plus conventional program

OTHER

conventional program

conventional program in form of TENS, infrared, isometric neck strengthening exercises and stretching exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • karima abdelaty hassan, Ass. Prof. · Cairo University

  • dina sayed abdullah, lecturer · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-10
Primary Completion
2026-10-31
Completion
2026-12-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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