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Exploring Heart Rate Variability, EEG Pattern, and Corticomuscular Coherence After Cervical Sagittal Alignment Restoration

United Arab Emirates80 participantsStarted 2024-05

Plain-language summary

The goal of this Randomized clinical trial is to learn about how fixing neck curvature and head posture right away affects heart rate, brainwaves, and muscle coordination in college athletes. The main question it aims to answer: \- Whether forward head posture (FHP) may play a crucial role in affecting heart rate variability, brainwaves, and muscle coordination.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 30 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Anterior head translation (AHT) \>15 mm * Absolute rotatory angle C2 to C7 is \<25° * Athletic student Exclusion Criteria: * Inflammatory joint disease or other systemic pathologies * Prior history of overt injury and surgery relating to the musculoskeletal system, or disorder related to the spine and extremities * Musculoskeletal pain in the previous three months.

What they're measuring

Cervical Sagittal Alignment Radiographs

Timeframe: Baseline (pre-treatment), week 10 (upon completion) and after 6 months

Cervical Sagittal Alignment Radiographs

Timeframe: Baseline (pre-treatment), week 10 (upon completion) and after 6 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06323746

SponsorUniversity of Sharjah

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-05

Contact for this trial

Shima Zadeh

+971503077039 Szadeh@sharjah.ac.ae

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