Can a smartphone app fix your text neck? new study says maybe.

NCT ID NCT07200752

Completed Symptom relief Sponsor: Karabuk University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether doing neck exercises at home through video calls works as well as seeing a physiotherapist in person for text neck syndrome. Thirty-one university students with neck pain from smartphone use were split into two groups: one did exercises via telerehabilitation, the other with a therapist. Both groups improved their neck muscle endurance and reduced pain after six weeks.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: telerehabilitation-based neck exercise program
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that doing neck exercises at home via video calls works as well as seeing a physiotherapist in person for text neck syndrome.
What could go wrong: This is a small, completed trial with only 31 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study also did not measure long-term effects.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

EXERCISE TELEREHABILITATION TEXT NECK SYNDROME

Contacts and locations

Locations

Karabuk University

Karabük, Karabük Province, 78050, Turkey (Türkiye)

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