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Quick workout eases neck pain in desk workers, study finds
NCT ID NCT07546838
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a single 40-minute exercise session could reduce neck pain and fatigue in workers with high ergonomic risk. 78 workers with chronic neck pain were split into three groups: aerobic exercise, combined aerobic and resistance exercise, or a control group that received education. The results showed that both exercise types helped reduce pain and fatigue immediately after the session, suggesting that brief workplace exercises can provide short-term relief.
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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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78 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- 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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20 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 20-65 years * Diagnosed with chronic non-specific neck pain within the past year * Neck pain intensity ≥4 on a numerical rating scale for at least 3 months * Actively employed for at least 1 year in similar occupational conditions * High ergonomic risk (Rapid Upper Limb Assessment - RULA score ≥3) Exclusion Criteria: * Neurological, cardiopulmonary, or rheumatological disorders * History of cervical surgery or traumatic injury * Specific cervical or lumbar pathology * Whiplash injury, or any traumatic musculoskeletal injury * Recent physical therapy or regular exercise in the past six months * Neck pain unresponsive to conservative treatment * Diagnosed thoracic outlet syndrome, rotator cuff pathology, vertebrobasilar insufficiency, or frozen shoulder * Pregnancy * Use of antidepressant medication * Positive clinical tests (Spurling, cervical distraction, Valsalva, radial, ulnar, and median nerve tension tests)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Faculty of Physical Therapy adn Rehabilitation, Hacettepe University
Ankara, Çankaya, 06100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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