Simple neck lessons ease Pain-Related disability in caregivers
NCT ID NCT06758232
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a five-day neck education program for 62 parents of children with disabilities who had chronic neck pain. The program taught neck anatomy, proper posture, ergonomics, and exercises. After 12 weeks, parents who took the program reported less neck-related disability than those who did not, though pain levels and other measures did not change significantly.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- neck education program (anatomy, posture, ergonomics, and exercise training)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer a simple, non-drug way to reduce neck disability in parents caring for children with disabilities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-blind trial with only 62 participants. Only one measure (disability) improved; pain and other outcomes did not change significantly. Results may not apply to all caregivers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 to 65 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: * Volunteer parents between the ages of 18-65, with spinal problems and chronic pain, pain lasting longer than 3 months, no inflammatory pain, no pain originating from abdominal-pelvic organs will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals with acute fractures and malignancies, cervical disc herniation, those who have undergone surgical operations in the cervical region or spine, those with upper extremity pathologies, and those with rheumatological, neurological and psychological disorders will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atahan Turhan
Kırşehir, Merkez, 40100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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