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ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2024

Randomised controlled trial assessing the effects of 6-week telerehabilitation exercise programme on chronic non-specific neck pain: a study protocol.

Zaina Zahur Ahmed, Mohammed Nayel Khan, Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy

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Article in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06076174 (Effects of 6-week Telerehabilitation Exercise Programme on Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06076174 nacompletednot on this map

Effects of 6-week Telerehabilitation Exercise Programme on Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of SharjahRan2023 to 2024Enrolled30ConditionsNon-specific Neck PainArms6-week home-based exercise programme
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Telerehabilitation for neck pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zaina Zahur AhmedPhysiotherapy, University of Sharjah College of Health Sciences, Sharjah, UAE.
Mohammed Nayel KhanPhysiotherapy, University of Sharjah College of Health Sciences, Sharjah, UAE.
Kalyana Chakravarthy BairapareddyPhysiotherapy, University of Sharjah College of Health Sciences, Sharjah, UAE.ORCID 0000-0002-5159-5951
University of Sharjah · AE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic non-specific neck pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal conditions affecting the work and lifestyle of those suffering from it. Physiotherapy interventions, such as strength training and stretching, have positively influenced neck pain. Patient adherence to home-based exercises is a growing concern that could be easily improved through telerehabilitation exercise programmes. This can also be a cost-effective, time-efficient and patient-suitable service. Therefore, this study aims to establish the effectiveness of telerehabilitation exercise intervention by measuring patient adherence, pain score, disability index, cervical range of motion (CROM) and cervical muscle endurance. This randomised controlled trial will include n=60 participants, aged 18-45 years, in a 6-week home-based exercise programme delivered through telerehabilitation or paper-based instructions. Outcome measures from participants will be obtained at baseline and on completion of 6 weeks. These will include the Visual Analogue Scale for Pain, Neck Disability Index questionnaire, CROM by using the CROM instrument and cervical muscle endurance through the Craniocervical Flexion Test. For baseline differences between groups, an independent samples t-test will be used. Repeated measures analysis of variance will be used for within-group and between-group analyses at three different time points (0 weeks, 3 weeks, 6 weeks). Trial registration number:NCT06076174.

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Assessing physiological demands of physical activityExercise rehabilitationExercises

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PMCPMC10900393
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