Simple jaw exercises may help relieve stubborn neck pain
NCT ID NCT05887349
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether adding Rocabado exercises (jaw-focused movements) to standard neck stabilization exercises could help people with chronic neck pain. Sixty-two adults with neck pain lasting at least 3 months took part. The goal was to see if the combined exercise program reduced disability and pain better than neck exercises alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Rocabado exercises (a type of jaw and neck exercise) plus neck stabilization exercises
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this exercise program could offer a simple, drug-free way to reduce neck pain and disability.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 62 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Exercise programs also require consistent effort and may not work for all types of neck pain.
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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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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2023
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Being between the ages of 18-65 * Having neck pain for 3 months, * Being sedentary * Not participating in any physical therapy program in the last 6 months. Exclusion Criteria: * Being history of previous spinal surgery or trauma, * Beingneurological deficit, vestibular pathology, neurological, cardiopulmonary, musculoskeletal problems affecting physical performance * Being any pathology in the shoulder joint, any pathology in the jaw joint, and pregnancy were determined.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kırşehir Ahi Evran University
Kırşehir, 40100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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