NCT01027390

Brief Summary

Musculoskeletal disorders are frequent among office workers especially in the neck/shoulder area. The hypothesis is, that specific strength training of the neck/shoulder muscles will alleviate the pain. The two sub-hypotheses are

  1. 1.Alleviation of pain is independent of training frequency
  2. 2.Alleviation of pain is higher following supervised training vs training with initial instruction only

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
573

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for early_phase_1

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2010

Shorter than P25 for early_phase_1

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 7, 2009

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 8, 2009

Completed
24 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2010

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2011

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

December 11, 2012

Status Verified

December 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

December 7, 2009

Last Update Submit

December 8, 2012

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Keywords

neck/shoulder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • neck/shoulder pain, selfreported

    20 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • muscle strength and endurance

    20 weeks

Study Arms (5)

1 hr training 50% supervision

EXPERIMENTAL

1 hr training 50% supervision

Behavioral: physical training exercise

3 x 20 min training 50% supervision

EXPERIMENTAL

3 x 20 min training 50% supervision

Behavioral: physical training exercise

3 x 20 min training initial instructions

EXPERIMENTAL

3 x 20 min training initial instructions

Behavioral: physical training exercise

10 x 6 min training 50% supervision

EXPERIMENTAL

10 x 6 min training 50% supervision

Behavioral: physical training exercise

reference

NO INTERVENTION

no training

Interventions

physical training exerciseBEHAVIORAL

physical exercise training at the work site during work time

1 hr training 50% supervision10 x 6 min training 50% supervision3 x 20 min training 50% supervision3 x 20 min training initial instructions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • office workers
  • employed

You may not qualify if:

  • physically heavy work
  • trauma
  • leif threatening disease, e.g. cancer,
  • pregnancy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Rigspolitiet

Copenhagen, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Andersen CH, Andersen LL, Gram B, Pedersen MT, Mortensen OS, Zebis MK, Sjogaard G. Influence of frequency and duration of strength training for effective management of neck and shoulder pain: a randomised controlled trial. Br J Sports Med. 2012 Nov;46(14):1004-10. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2011-090813. Epub 2012 Jun 29.

    PMID: 22753863RESULT

  • Andersen LL, Zebis MK, Pedersen MT, Roessler KK, Andersen CH, Pedersen MM, Feveile H, Mortensen OS, Sjogaard G. Protocol for work place adjusted intelligent physical exercise reducing musculoskeletal pain in shoulder and neck (VIMS): a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010 Aug 5;11:173. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-173.

    PMID: 20687940RESULT

  • Dalager T, Bredahl TG, Pedersen MT, Boyle E, Andersen LL, Sjogaard G. Does training frequency and supervision affect compliance, performance and muscular health? A cluster randomized controlled trial. Man Ther. 2015 Oct;20(5):657-65. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.01.016. Epub 2015 Feb 28.

    PMID: 25816746DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

  • Gisela Sjogaard, Dr.Med.Sci.

    University of Southern Denmark

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
early phase 1
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 7, 2009

First Posted

December 8, 2009

Study Start

January 1, 2010

Primary Completion

January 1, 2011

Study Completion

February 1, 2011

Last Updated

December 11, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-12

Locations

DK(1)