Exercise Program for Patients With Cervical Dystonia Who Are Treated With Botulinum Toxin Type A

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Conditions studied: Dystonia, Cervical

In brief

Dystonia is involuntary movements characterized by posture abnormalities or repetitive movements as a result of continuous or intermittent simultaneous contraction of opposing muscle groups. Dystonic movements are twisted and twisted in a certain pattern. Dystonia is named in different ways according to its distribution in the body. Cervical dystonia is the most common form of regional dystonia and can be defined as involuntary movements of the head in normal upright posture.Cervical dystonia has different names according to the posture of the neck (torticollis, laterocollis, anterocollis and retrocollis). These different postures can be seen individually as well as together.Pain in cervical dystonia is seen in approximately 70% of patients, and this condition is closely related to involuntary contractions of neck muscles and neck posture disorder. Fatigue, anxiety, unhappiness, decreased self-efficacy and limitation in daily living activities due to decreased neck movements are the main causes of disability in patients with cervical dystonia. The first-line treatment of cervical dystonia consists of injecting botulinum toxin type A into the relevant muscles to alleviate these complaints.There is increasing evidence that range of motion, stretching, and relaxation exercises, in addition to botulinum toxin therapy, have beneficial effects on pain and disability in patients with cervical dystonia.In this study, patients with cervical dystonia who received botulinum toxin type A injection will be divided into study group and control group.The patients in the study group will be given stretching, strengthening, breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises for the muscles involved. (Personalized exercise program) In the control group, only breathing and rhythmic coordination exercises will be given and the two groups will be compared.Thus, it is aimed to investigate the effect of a personalized exercise program on clinical findings and the patient's quality of life.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05502718

Run by

Prof. Dr. Şehim Kutlay

People needed

34

Starts

2022-10-01

Expected to finish

2025-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Be over 18 years old
• Completion of Informed Signed Consent Form
• Diagnosis of cervical dystonia by neurology
• Botulinum toxin injection for cervical dystonia in Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Neurology Department Movement Disorders Outpatient Clinic
• To have the necessary infrastructure to watch the prepared exercise videos on computers, phones, tablets.

You may not qualify if…

• Cardiovascular, systemic or musculoskeletal problems that prevent participation in the exercise program
• Presence of dementia/cognitive disorder or symptomatic psychiatric disease, which was previously diagnosed or detected during the anamnesis process, preventing participation in the program
• Failure to approve the Informed Signed Consent Form

Where it is running

• Ankara University Faculty of Medicine — Ankara, Altındağ, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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