Quick neck fix? study tests One-Time exercise for neck pain relief
NCT ID NCT06881862
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study from Hacettepe University looked at how a single session of neck exercises and posture training affects movement in 28 young adults with chronic neck pain. Participants received immediate training and then performed daily tasks like typing and eating while their movements were tracked with motion sensors. The goal was to see if this quick training could improve how they move during everyday activities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- craniocervical flexion exercise and posture training
- What this could lead to
- If the results show immediate improvements in movement, it could point toward simple, quick techniques to help people with neck pain move better during daily tasks.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very small, single-session study with no long-term follow-up. The findings may not apply to everyone with neck pain, and any benefits seen might not last.
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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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Jul 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 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: * Willingness to voluntarily participate in the study, * Being between 18 and 35 years old, * Having an initial Neck Disability Index (NDI) score of at least 20%, * Experiencing neck pain for at least 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwillingness to participate in the study voluntarily,• Unwillingness to participate in the study voluntarily, * Having neurological, orthopedic, musculoskeletal and/or vestibular disorders, * A history of cervical spine surgery, * Receiving exercise or physical therapy interventions within the last 6 months, * Having congenital and/or acquired spinal deformities, * Being pregnant.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hacettepe University
Ankara, 06800, Turkey (Türkiye)