Simple stretches may ease 'Text Neck' pain from phone overuse
NCT ID NCT06972316
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a series of gentle stretches and movements, called global postural re-education, in 30 adults with text neck syndrome—pain from looking down at phones for hours. Participants did the exercises to see if it would reduce neck pain and improve head and shoulder posture. The goal was to find a drug-free way to ease discomfort from modern device use.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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 44 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * The subject included if they had the following: * diagnosed by physician as text neck syndrome * Using mobile phones for more than 3-4 hours per day * pain score more than 4 on the visual analog scale. Exclusion Criteria: * The subject excluded if they had the following: 1. history of neck pathology; (2) musculoskeletal disease or anomaly; (3) history of spinal or neck surgery; (4) recent surgery; (5) chronic medical illness; or (6) receipt of any treatment for the neck in the preceding three months.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dokki
Cairo, Egypt
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