TelerehabilitationNCT06964750
the Effect of Web-based Exercises on Postural Deformities
A study testing Exercise and home based exercise in people with Telerehabilitation and Posture, run by Hacettepe University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
this study aims to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation with web-based exercises on postural deformities in individuals with postural problems. This randomized controlled study is planned to include 40 individuals. The individuals will be university students between the ages of 18-25. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 25 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Telerehabilitation, Posture, Lordosis
- What is being tested?
- Exercise and home based exercise
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 May 2025to 1 Oct 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 25 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Volunteering for research,
- Be a young adult between the ages of 18 and 25,
- To be a student of SBU Gülhane Faculty of PTR,
- Body mass index less than 30 kg/m2,
- Cranioverterbral angle less than 52 degrees,
Who cannot join
- - Neck, back or lower back pain,
- Being a regular exerciser or professional/amateur athlete
- Having a three-dimensional deformity such as scoliosis,
- Having a previous operation, neurological, orthopedic or congenital problem in the spine,
- Visual and hearing loss that prevents them from performing the assessments and exercises,
- Physiotherapy within the last 6 months,
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
University of Health Science
Ankara, Kecioren, 06610
About this study
Official title: Tele-Rehabilitation With Web-Based Exercises for Individuals With Postural Problems: A Digital Touch for Postural Disorders
this study aims to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation with web-based exercises on postural deformities in individuals with postural problems. This randomized controlled study is planned to include 40 individuals. The individuals will be university students between the ages of 18-25. The students will be divided into two groups: home exercise program and telerehabilitation group. Exercises will be applied to both groups 3 times a week for 6 weeks.
Read the detailed description
Objective: Recent studies have shown that the use of telerehabilitation in different areas can result in significant clinical gains. The effect of telerehabilitation on head forward posture, thoracic hyperkyphosis and lumbar hyperlordosis is not yet fully understood. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation with web-based exercises on postural deformities in individuals with postural problems.
Method: This randomized controlled study is planned to include 40 individuals. The individuals will be university students between the ages of 18-25. The students will be divided into two groups: home program and telerehabilitation group. Exercises will be applied to both groups 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Individuals with postural problems will be evaluated for craniovertebral, kyphosis and lordosis angles, shortness of hamstring and pectoral muscles and trunk endurance. Craniovertebral, kyphosis and lordosis angles will be evaluated with the "Clinometer + Buble" application, muscle shortness will be evaluated with muscle shortness tests, and trunk endurance will be evaluated with trunk endurance tests.
- Conditions
- Telerehabilitation, Posture, Lordosis, Kyphosis, Home Based Rehabilitation
- Being tested
- Exercise, home based exercise
- Keywords
- telerehabilitation, posture, lordosis, kyphosis, exercise
- Medical subject headings
- Lordosis, Kyphosis, Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ExerciseBehavioural
Groups will practice the exercises by different method for 6 week
home based exerciseBehavioural
Participant were practice for 6 weeks home based exercises.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| exercise | Experimental | Participants will practice for 6 weeks. Receives: Behavioral: Exercise; Behavioral: home based exercise |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
craniovertebral, lordosis, and kyphosis angles
craniovertebral angle (CVA), lordosis, and kyphosis angles will measure with a smartphone application before and after 6 weeks.
Measured: After 6 weeks from the initial assessment
Secondary outcomes (2)
shortness
Participants will evaluated with muscle shortness test on pectoral and hamstring muscles
Measured: After 6 weeks from the initial assessment
Endurance
Participants will evaluated with trunk endurance tests.
Measured: After 6 weeks from the initial assessment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 May 2025
- Study start1 May 2025
- Primary completion1 Aug 2025
- Study completion1 Oct 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for TelerehabilitationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- Individuals will be divided into two groups: home based exercise group and telerehabilitation group.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hacettepe University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Tezel Yıldırım Şahan, Hacettepe University
- Investigators
- Furkan Canturk, physiotherapist, Study chair, University of health sciences turkey gulhane health science InstituteDuygu Korkem Yorulmaz, PhD, Study chair, University of health sciences turkey gulhane faculty of physiotherapy and rehabilitationAlperen Yazıtaş, Master of Science, Study chair, University of health sciences turkey gulhane health science Institute
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06964750
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Telerehabilitation on posture
- Other IDs
- Academician
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 19 Mar 2025
- Last updated
- 15 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Jeong GH, Lee BH. Effects of Telerehabilitation Combining Diaphragmatic Breathing Re-Education and Shoulder Stabilization Exercises on Neck Pain, Posture, and Function in Young Adult Men with Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Med. 2024 Mar 11;13(6):1612. doi: 10.3390/jcm13061612.
PubMed 38541838Mbada CE, Olaoye MI, Dada OO, Ayanniyi O, Johnson OE, Odole AC, Ishaya GP, Omole OJ, Makinde MO. Comparative Efficacy of Clinic-Based and Telerehabilitation Application of Mckenzie Therapy in Chronic Low-Back Pain. Int J Telerehabil. 2019 Jun 12;11(1):41-58. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2019.6260. eCollection 2019 Spring.
PubMed 31341546Lee Y, Jung KB. Effect of Physiotherapy to Correct Rounded Shoulder Posture in 30 Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea Using a Telerehabilitation Exercise Program to Improve Posture, Physical Function, and Reduced Pain, with Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction. Med Sci Monit. 2022 Dec 27;28:e938926. doi: 10.12659/MSM.938926.
PubMed 36573031Huang T, Zhang W, Yan B, Liu H, Girard O. Comparing Telerehabilitation and Home-based Exercise for Shoulder Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Nov;105(11):2214-2223. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.02.723. Epub 2024 Mar 2.
PubMed 38432330
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Tele-Rehabilitation With Web-Based Exercises for Individuals With Postural Problems: A Digital Touch for Postural Disorders
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06964750
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Telerehabilitation on posture
- Conditions
- Telerehabilitation, Posture, Lordosis, Kyphosis, Home Based Rehabilitation
- Keywords
- telerehabilitation, posture, lordosis, kyphosis, exercise
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Hacettepe UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi
- Study start
- 1 May 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Oct 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 May 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
this study aims to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation with web-based exercises on postural deformities in individuals with postural problems. This randomized controlled study is planned to include 40 individuals. The individuals will be university students between the ages of 18-25. The students will be divided into two groups: home exercise program and telerehabilitation group. Exercises will be applied to both groups 3 times a week for 6 weeks.
Detailed description
Objective: Recent studies have shown that the use of telerehabilitation in different areas can result in significant clinical gains. The effect of telerehabilitation on head forward posture, thoracic hyperkyphosis and lumbar hyperlordosis is not yet fully understood. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the effect of telerehabilitation with web-based exercises on postural deformities in individuals with postural problems.
Method: This randomized controlled study is planned to include 40 individuals. The individuals will be university students between the ages of 18-25. The students will be divided into two groups: home program and telerehabilitation group. Exercises will be applied to both groups 3 times a week for 6 weeks. Individuals with postural problems will be evaluated for craniovertebral, kyphosis and lordosis angles, shortness of hamstring and pectoral muscles and trunk endurance. Craniovertebral, kyphosis and lordosis angles will be evaluated with the "Clinometer + Buble" application, muscle shortness will be evaluated with muscle shortness tests, and trunk endurance will be evaluated with trunk endurance tests.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
- Model description
- Individuals will be divided into two groups: home based exercise group and telerehabilitation group.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| exercise | Experimental | Behavioral: Exercise, Behavioral: home based exerciseParticipants will practice for 6 weeks. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Volunteering for research,
- Be a young adult between the ages of 18 and 25,
- To be a student of SBU Gülhane Faculty of PTR,
- Body mass index less than 30 kg/m2,
- Cranioverterbral angle less than 52 degrees,
Key exclusion criteria (6 listed)
- - Neck, back or lower back pain,
- Being a regular exerciser or professional/amateur athlete
- Having a three-dimensional deformity such as scoliosis,
- Having a previous operation, neurological, orthopedic or congenital problem in the spine,
- Visual and hearing loss that prevents them from performing the assessments and exercises,
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| ExerciseGroups will practice the exercises by different method for 6 week | Behavioural | exercise |
| home based exerciseParticipant were practice for 6 weeks home based exercises. | Behavioural | exercise |
Primary outcome
craniovertebral, lordosis, and kyphosis angles
Time frame: After 6 weeks from the initial assessment
craniovertebral angle (CVA), lordosis, and kyphosis angles will measure with a smartphone application before and after 6 weeks.
2 secondary outcomes
shortness
Time frame: After 6 weeks from the initial assessment
Endurance
Time frame: After 6 weeks from the initial assessment
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 May 2026.
- Results publication: PubMed 38541838Jeong GH, Lee BH. Effects of Telerehabilitation Combining Diaphragmatic Breathing Re-Education and Shoulder Stabilization Exercises on Neck Pain, Posture, and Function in Young Adult Men with Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Clin Med. 2024 Mar 11;13(6):1612. doi: 10.3390/jcm13061612.
- Results publication: PubMed 31341546Mbada CE, Olaoye MI, Dada OO, Ayanniyi O, Johnson OE, Odole AC, Ishaya GP, Omole OJ, Makinde MO. Comparative Efficacy of Clinic-Based and Telerehabilitation Application of Mckenzie Therapy in Chronic Low-Back Pain. Int J Telerehabil. 2019 Jun 12;11(1):41-58. doi: 10.5195/ijt.2019.6260. eCollection 2019 Spring.
- Results publication: PubMed 36573031Lee Y, Jung KB. Effect of Physiotherapy to Correct Rounded Shoulder Posture in 30 Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Korea Using a Telerehabilitation Exercise Program to Improve Posture, Physical Function, and Reduced Pain, with Evaluation of Patient Satisfaction. Med Sci Monit. 2022 Dec 27;28:e938926. doi: 10.12659/MSM.938926.
- Results publication: PubMed 38432330Huang T, Zhang W, Yan B, Liu H, Girard O. Comparing Telerehabilitation and Home-based Exercise for Shoulder Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2024 Nov;105(11):2214-2223. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2024.02.723. Epub 2024 Mar 2.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Furkan Canturk, physiotherapist study chair
University of health sciences turkey gulhane health science Institute
Duygu Korkem Yorulmaz, PhD study chair
University of health sciences turkey gulhane faculty of physiotherapy and rehabilitation
Alperen Yazıtaş, Master of Science study chair
University of health sciences turkey gulhane health science Institute
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Exercise and home based exercise in people with Telerehabilitation and Posture, run by Hacettepe University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
craniovertebral, lordosis, and kyphosis angles (time frame: After 6 weeks from the initial assessment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06964750, which also lists 4 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 May 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 26 Oct 2026.