Description Module
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:05 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 3:05 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06803459
Brief Summary:
Upper crossed syndrome (UCS) is a condition threatening the physical health, anxiety level and quality of life of university students. Despite biomechanical and neurological approaches are available, evidence on their practicality and effectiveness remained scarce among university students. This randomized controlled trial aimed to determine the effectiveness of Baduanjin and Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) on symptoms of UCS in university students in Henan Province, China. A total of 90 university students with crossed syndrome will be recruited and randomised into intervention (Baduanjin and PNF) and control groups. The intervention groups will undergo a structured exercise therapy or PNF for 12 weeks. The primary outcomes are improvement on neck range of motion and static posture while secondary outcomes are perceived Quality of Life (QoL) and level of anxiety.
Detailed Description:
In this study, the comparative design is referred to as a descriptive approach because of its appropriateness. This study was conducted primarily through an experimental intervention. It was a randomized controlled trial of 12 weeks duration. In this process, the research instruments and markers were prepared and then during the experiment, the comparative study was a descriptive comparative method, which was mainly described by comparing the changes in data before and after the experiment. This study includes three main aspects of the variable study. The first aspect was the range of motion of the neck joints, which consisted of six main variables: head extension, posterior extension, left extension, right extension, left rotation, and right rotation. The second aspect is the static postural index of patients with upper crossed syndrome. The FHA and FSA variables were selected for assessment in this study. The third aspect is the rating of patients' self-perceptions before and after the experiment, including the degree of cervical pain, the degree of cervical disability and the degree of anxiety. Also, these three aspects were the main measurements of the pre-test and post-test.
The specific process of this study was to first recruit subjects through WeChat and then screen them according to the UCS criteria set in this study. After screening, 90 university students with UCS were selected for random grouping. This experiment by different intervention methods can be divided into two experimental groups, Baduanjin group and PNF group, and a control group, that is, no intervention group. After the grouping, a pretest was administered to evaluate mainly from neck range of motion, static posture and self-perception. After the pre-test, each group received the experimental intervention treatment for 12 weeks. 12 weeks later a post-test was administered, which was consistent with the pre-test. The final data collected.
Study:
NCT06803459
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06803459