Neck pain study for office workers
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests if an exercise program can improve neck pain and movement sense in office workers who have chronic neck pain and forward head posture. It may help you if you work at a computer and have had neck pain for more than three months.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You work at a computer for at least 4 hours a day.
- You are between 28 and 48 years old.
- You have had neck pain for more than 3 months (not caused by a disease or injury).
- Your average neck pain in the last week is between 3 and 8 on a 0-10 scale.
- You have forward head posture (a measurement less than 46 degrees).
- You have not had neck surgery or physical therapy in the last 6 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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