Fix your posture, sharpen your sight? new study tests the link
NCT ID NCT07484555
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether special posture exercises or a wearable sensor can help improve mild vision problems in university students with forward head posture. 72 participants will be split into three groups to compare different training methods. The goal is to see if correcting posture can ease visual discomfort and improve eye function.
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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 72 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * 18-30 years Both genders BMI 17.5-27.99 CVA \<50° Mild visual impairment log Mar 0.1-0.5 Exclusion Criteria: * • Head and neck trauma or surgical history, Neurological disorders * Vestibular disorders, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) * Congenital head and neck postural abnormality * Diagnosed oculomotor pathology (strabismus, nystagmus) * Diagnosed congenital ocular defects (corneal dystrophies) * Diagnosed glaucoma, cataract, uncorrected refractive errors * Diagnosed diabetes
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Post-graduate research Lab, Riphah international university, gulberg greens campus, islamabad
RECRUITINGIslamabad, Capital, 46000, Pakistan
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