Suboccipital Release vs Smartphone App Guided Exercises in Smartphone Neck Syndrome

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Conditions studied: Neck Syndrome

In brief

Randomized controlled trial comparing suboccipital release and smartphone app-guided exercises on pain, disability, craniovertebral angle and cervical ROM in 52 participants with smartphone neck syndrome over 4 weeks.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07756125

Run by

Riphah International University

People needed

52

Starts

2026-08-01

Expected to finish

2027-08-05

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged 18 -30 years
• Both genders
• Neck pain (>3 months duration)
• Smartphone use ≥3 h/day
• Presence of ≥ 3 symptoms (neck pain, upper back pain, shoulder pain, headache, insomnia,intermittent tingling/numbness in upper limbs)
• Smartphone use with neck flexion ≥ 15°.
• Pain intensity ≥ 3/10 on NPRS
• Disability score ≥ 10/50 on Neck Disability Index (NDI)
• Forward head posture with a craniovertebral angle (CVA) < 50
• Able to understand and independently follow smartphone application-guided

You may not qualify if…

• History of cervical spine trauma, surgery, or fracture.
• Presence of clinically confirmed cervical radiculopathy or objective neurological deficits (e.g., dermatomal sensory loss, myotomal weakness, diminished deep tendon reflexes, or positive clinical tests for cervical radiculopathy).
• Structural spinal deformities (e.g., scoliosis, torticollis)
• Presence of acute infection, inflammatory, or systemic musculoskeletal conditions (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis)
• Vestibular deficits
• Current participation in other neck pain treatments

Where it is running

• Tariq Medical Centre — Kallar Kahār, Punjab Province, Pakistan

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