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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/10/095746 [Registered on: 08/10/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 08/10/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Physiotherapy (Not Including YOGA) 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   Comparing Specific Neck-Shoulder Exercises with Full Body Posture Training to Reduce Pain and Improve Strength in People with Mobile Phone Neck 
Scientific Title of Study   Comparative Effectiveness of Kendall Exercises and Integrated Postural Training on Pain, Range of motion, Strength, Posture and Disability of Neck in Individuals with Text Neck Syndrome 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Annu Tiwari 
Designation  Postgraduate Student (Masters of Physiotherapy) 
Affiliation  Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Institute Of Rehabilitation Sciences 
Address  Opp. Vasant Valley School, IAA Colony, Sector C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, Delhi 110070

South
DELHI
110070
India 
Phone  8130822608  
Fax    
Email  annutiwari36523@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Meena Makhija 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Institute Of Rehabilitation Sciences 
Address  Opp. Vasant Valley School, IAA Colony, Sector C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, Delhi 110070

South
DELHI
110070
India 
Phone  9910011816  
Fax    
Email  makhijameena81@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Annu Tiwari 
Designation  Postgraduate (Masters of Physiotherapy) 
Affiliation  Indian Spinal Injuries Centre Institute Of Rehabilitation Sciences 
Address  Opp. Vasant Valley School, IAA Colony, Sector C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, Delhi 110070

South
DELHI
110070
India 
Phone  8130822608  
Fax    
Email  annutiwari36523@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NIL 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Indian Spinal Injuries Centre 
Address  Opp. Vasant Valley School, IAA Colony, Sector C, Vasant Kunj New Delhi, Delhi 110070 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Meena Makhija  Indian Spinal injuries centre  Opp. Vasant Valley School, IAA Colony, Sector C, Vasant Kunj New Delhi, Delhi 110070
South
DELHI 
9910011816

makhijameena81@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics committe  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  Text Neck Syndrome 
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Integrated Postural Training  Integrated Postural Training multisystem postural correction exercise that targets deep neck muscles, scapular stabilizers, and visual-motor control to improve posture and reduce neck strain given for 3 sessions per week 4 weeks 
Intervention  Kendall Exercise   Kendall Exercises help correct poor posture in text neck syndrome by strengthening deep neck and upper back muscles and stretching tight muscles include chin tucks and shoulder blade squeezes to reduce neck strain given for 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  25.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Eligible individuals will be aged 18-25 years, those who used mobile phones more than 3-4 hours per day. using the phone with a neck flexion of 15 degrees or greater. Moderate pain on VAS. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  A recent history of neck or back surgery.
Recent history of trauma or fracture.
Any H/o cervical and shoulder pathology
Congenital disorders of the cervical spine.
Patient undergoing any physiotherapy treatment
And any psychiatric diseases were excluded from the study.  
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Pain- Visual Analogue scale
 
04 weeks
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Neck disability index (NDI)
 
04 weeks 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="24"
Sample Size from India="24" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 2/ Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   21/10/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Background
Text Neck is a term coined by US chiropractor Dr Dean L Fishman to describe a repetitive stress injury from prolonged forward head flexion while using handheld devices like smartphones and tablets Its increasingly recognized as a modern occupational health concern affecting both adults and younger populations.

  Diagnostic criteria include 3 hours day of phone use neck flexion of 15 or more over prolonged periods and at least 3 of 6 symptoms neck pain upper back shoulder pain headache insomnia tingling numbness in upper limbs Amongst treatment options Kendall Exercises target postural muscle imbalances and improve alignment and integrated postural training IPT integrates core stabilization proprioceptive feedback and postural awareness

OBJECTIVES
To find out the comparative effectiveness of Kendall Exercises and Integrated Postural Training in reducing pain improving range of motion ROM increasing strength improving posture and decreasing disability of cervical spine in individuals with Text Neck Syndrome

HYPOTHESIS
Null Hypothesis Ho
There will be no significant difference between Kendall Exercises and Integrated Postural Training in decreasing pain disability and improving Range of motion Strength Posture individuals with Text Neck Syndrome
Alternate Hypothesis H1
There will be a significant difference between Kendall Exercises and Integrated Postural Training in decreasing pain disability and improving Range of motion Strength Posture individuals with Text Neck Syndrome

Material and Methods
This randomized controlled trial will be conducted on text neck syndrome patients experiencing neck pain recruited from the Indian Spinal Injury Centre New Delhi A total of 24 participants 12 in each group will be included based on strict inclusion and exclusion criteria Eligible individuals will be aged 18 to 25 years those who used mobile phones more than 3 to 4 hours per day Using the phone with a neck flexion of approximately 15 degrees or greater Moderate pain on VAS Participants with history of trauma or surgery cervical or shoulder pathology congenital spinal disorders ongoing physiotherapy treatment or psychiatric illness will be excluded
Baseline assessments will cover pain VAS CROM goniometry disability neck disability index craniovertebral angle for posture measured via physio master app and a pressure biofeedback unit for strength Participants will be randomly assigned into two groups Group A received Kendall exercises while Group B received integrated postural training The intervention will be conducted for 20 30 minutes per session three times a week for four weeks Post intervention assessments will follow the same outcome measures

Statistical Analysis Plan
Data will be analyzed using SPSS v210 Normality will be tested with the Shapiro Wilk test Paired t test or Wilcoxon test will be used for within group comparisons and independent t test or Mann Whitney U test for between group comparison.

 
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