Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Forward Head Posture
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age15-18
SponsorCairo University
About this trial
The study aims are:
1. To investigate the effect of electrical stimulation (interferential current) on forward head posture and protracted shoulder in adolescents. 2. To investigate the effect of electrical stimulation on cervical pain, cervical ROM, neck muscle strength, and quality of life in adolescents with forward head posture and protracted shoulder.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Girls aged between (15-18) years old.
Normal weight with BMI ranging from (16-25).
Adolescents with mild and moderate forward head posture(FHP).
Adolescents with mild and moderate neck pain.
Disqualifiers
Cervical disc.
Previous Shoulder trauma within last 6months.
Shoulder surgery.
Cervical fracture.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
electrical muscle stimulation device (EMS gymna)
Devicemuscle stimulant device
physical therapy program
Other interventionneck exercises
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: intervention groupActive comparator 2 interventions
Group B: physical therapy exercises groupPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
shoulder angle (SA)
To measure Shoulder Angle (SA) of rounded shoulder, a line from anterolateral aspect of acromion to C7 will be taken and a horizontal line from anterolateral aspect of acromion , it will be considered as forward shoulder when the angle is 52 degree or less.
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks2
craniovertebral angle (CVA)
To measure Craniovertebral Angle (CVA) of forward head posture, a line from C7 to tragus of the ear will be taken and a horizontal line from C7 (the normal CVA more than 50 degree).
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks3
head tilt angle (HTA)
To measure head tilt angle (HTA) or cranial angle (CA) the angle of the line between the canthus of the eye and horizontal line from the tragus, the head tilt angles is 17.74 ± 4.9 degrees in people with normal head posture.
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks4
head position angle (HPA)
To measure head position angle (HPA) angle between the tragus manubrium line and the line extending from the center point of chin to the tragus, the angle is 38.1 ± 4.9 degrees in people with normal head posture.
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeksSecondary outcomes
1
Pain sensation
pain will be measured by visual analogue scale (VAS) , it is a numeric scale where 0 means no pain and 10 mean maximum pain.
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks2
cervical range of motion
cervical rang of motion will be measured by goniometer, where the normal angles for each movement are Flexion 60 degree , Hyperextension 75 degree, Lateral Flexion 45 degree, Rotation 80 degree.
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks3
neck muscles strength
neck muscles strength will be measured by hand held dynamometer, strength is measured in units of force per unit area. The unit is kilogram (force) per square cm (kg/cm\^2)
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeksSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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