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Suboccipital Release vs Smartphone App Guided Exercises in Smartphone Neck Syndrome

NCT07756125 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2026-08-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Randomized controlled trial comparing suboccipital release and smartphone app-guided exercises on pain, disability, craniovertebral angle and cervical ROM in 52 participants with smartphone neck syndrome over 4 weeks.

Conditions

  • Neck Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Suboccipital Release

Suboccipital release technique applied in supine position with sustained bilateral pressure under occiput at C2 level. Duration 4 minutes per session, 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks

OTHER

Smartphone App Guided Exercises

Chin tucks (10 sec hold, 10 reps), Suboccipital stretch (30 sec hold, 3 reps), Craniovertebral nodding (10 sec hold, 10 reps). 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks. App features include reminders, instructional videos, adherence tracking and feedback.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Riphah International University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • KINZA ANWAR · Riphah International University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-08-01
Primary Completion
2027-08-01
Completion
2027-08-05

Countries

  • Pakistan

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