Efficacy of A multi-modal Approach in Management of Patients with Upper Crossed Syndrome: A randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 4

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: PACTR202001862833093
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of physical Therapy Cairo University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ranging from 30 to 60 years old. 2. Male and female. 3. subjects who have weakness in deep neck flexors, serratus anterior, middle and lower trapezius and rhomboid muscles and tightness in upper trapezius, levator scapulae, scallenii, posterior neck and subocciptal muscles, pectoralis major and minor and sternocleidomastoid muscles according to the specialized tests that will be conducted. 4. Subjects complaining of this syndrome for more than 3 months. 5. All participants who will be conscious and cooperative. 6. Subjects who are not receiving medications.

Exclusion Criteria

1. BMI more than 40. 2. age older than 60 or younger than 30 years. 3. History of congenital deformity or surgery in spine or shoulder. 4. Participants will be excluded if their cervical and shoulder angles will be =48°and =52°, respectively as above these values are considered normal. 5. Recent cervical whiplash injury and recent spinal fracture. 6. Osteoporotic subjects and compressive fractures caused by osteoporosis. 7. Marked limitation in shoulder ROM. 8. Leg length discrepancy and functional or structural scoliosis. 9. visual deficits and balance disorders. 10. Pregnancy and subjects with sever comorbid diseases. 11. psychosocial problem and cognitive impairment or inability to understand the scale. 12. Systemic inflammatory diseases. 13. Spinal Tumor and stenosis.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified