Text neck relief: which therapy wins?
NCT ID NCT07189351
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study compares two gentle manual therapies—Muscle Energy Technique and Bowen Therapy—for people with text neck syndrome, a common condition from prolonged smartphone use. 78 adults aged 18-35 with neck pain for at least 6 months will receive one of the treatments over 6 weeks. Researchers will measure pain, range of motion, and daily function to see which approach offers better relief.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Muscle Energy Technique and Bowen Therapy
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could show which hands-on therapy works better for easing text neck pain and improving daily function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with no blinding, so results may not apply to everyone. Both therapies are low-risk, but individual responses vary.
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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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About 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: * • Age 18-35 years * Both genders * Using smart phone more than 4 hours per day and pain from last 6 months. * Neck disability index greater than 10. (Seemal et al., 2022) Exclusion Criteria: * • Subjects who had signs of recent surgery. * Whiplash injury or open wounds. * Cervical spine pathologies like radiculopathies, disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, sensory changes in neck region.. * Deformities like torticollis. * Any inflammatory or malignant type of pain.
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