Therapeutic Exercise Through Exergames on Mobile Devices for Cervical Rehabilitation

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Conditions studied: Neck Pain

In brief

The objective of this study is to determine whether performing cervical therapeutic exercises using a serious game through a mobile application enhances treatment adherence compared to performing the same exercises at home following standard practice.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06794528

Run by

Universitat de les Illes Balears

People needed

60

Starts

2025-01-16

Expected to finish

2025-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-01-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Persons of legal age with cervicalgia.
• Have a smart mobile device (smartphone or tablet) on which to download the App.

You may not qualify if…

• Acute musculoskeletal pathological processes or exacerbation (less than 15 days of evolution). Includes presentation of symptoms such as paraesthesia, radiating pain, loss of strength in the upper limb.
• Episodes of severe pain more than 15 days of evolution.
• Accident with cervical or dorsal injury within the last month.
• Refusing to sign the informed consent.
• Not having a device suitable for installation or lack of experience in the use of smart mobile devices.
• Baseline NDI score of less than 5.
• Presence of red flags:
• Suspicion of fracture: advanced age, previous trauma, osteoporosis.
• Suspicion of neurological involvement: loss of sensation in extremities, loss of strength or muscle mass.
• Suspicion of infection: fever, night sweats.
• Suspicion of cancer: Previous history of cancer, no improvement in one month of treatment, weight loss, headache, vomiting.
• Suspicion of systemic disease: headache, fever, malaise, general headache, fever, malaise, unilateral skin rash (herpes).

Where it is running

• University of the Balearic Islands — Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain (enrolling)

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