Can a warm massage fix your neck curve? new study says maybe.
NCT ID NCT05469295
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a special heated massage device (CGM MB-1701) in 30 adults with a reversed neck curve (cervical kyphosis) and chronic neck pain. Participants were randomly assigned to get real or sham device treatments. The goal was to see if the device could safely improve the neck's natural curve and reduce pain.
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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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adult male and female subjects who have voluntarily decided to participate and agreed in writing after being briefed on the characteristics of this clinical trial and medical device 2. Subjects with cervical kyphosis angle between cervical lordosis 20 degrees and cervical kyphosis 5 degrees. 3. BMI betweeen 18.5 and 30 4. Chronic neck pain NRS 4 or higher lasting more than 3 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. Secondary spondylosis 2. A tumor of the spine 3. Inflammatory spondylitis 4. Myelopathy 5. Multiple adjacent radiculopathies and others
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Yangsan, South Korea
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