Can simple exercises fix your rounded shoulders and neck pain?
NCT ID NCT07528248
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study compares two types of exercise programs—Global Postural Re-education and NASM-based corrective exercises—for people with upper cross syndrome, a condition causing neck and upper back pain, rounded shoulders, and forward head posture. 46 participants will do the exercises three times a week for 8 weeks. Researchers will measure changes in pain, disability, endurance, and posture to see which approach works better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Global Postural Re-education and NASM-based corrective exercises
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could show that one of these exercise programs is better at easing pain and improving posture for people with upper cross syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 46 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercises are non-invasive, but individual results can 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 46 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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20 to 45 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: 1. Age between 20-45 years 2. Pain in the upper back and neck region. 3. Both male and female patients 4. Rounded shoulders 5. Craniovertebral angle less than 47 degrees 6. Willingness to participate Exclusion Criteria: 1. History of spinal surgery 2. Neurological deficits (radiculopathy, myelopathy, disc herniation) 3. Severe scoliosis or structural deformity 4. Active cervical spine pathology (spondylosis, stenosis and fracture)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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District Headquarter Hospital (DHQ) Okara
RECRUITINGOkāra, Punjab Province, 56300, Pakistan
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