Simple posture exercise may ease chronic neck pain
NCT ID NCT07669844
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding Bruegger's exercises—a set of posture-correcting movements—to standard neck exercises can reduce pain and improve head posture in people with chronic neck pain and forward head posture. Twenty-four adults will be randomly assigned to either standard care alone or standard care plus Bruegger's training. Researchers will measure pain, posture angle, and neck function over the course of the trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Bruegger's exercise
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to reduce chronic neck pain and improve forward head posture.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage trial with only 24 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercises may not provide significant benefit over standard care alone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 35 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant with neck pain and craniovertebral angle value lower than 50°. * Numeric pain rating score above 3. * More than 10 on neck disability index. Exclusion Criteria: * Arthritis (or other inflammatory diseases). * Locoregional tumor or metastasis . * Myopathy . * Severe psychiatric disorders. * Previous neck surgery. * Fibromyalgia.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hadeer SalahEldin Mahmoud
Cairo, Egypt
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