NCT01543893

Brief Summary

Resistance training is widely used in training and rehabilitation. During recent years elastic resistance training has become increasingly popular for preventing or relieving neck/shoulder/arm pain among sedentary employees. While most research studies documenting positive effects of such interventions have used training instructors, most training in practice does not use an instructor but rather depends on information from other sources such as the internet. Here the investigators examine - in a outcome assessor blinded randomized controlled trial - the effect of 2 weeks elastic resistance training for the neck/shoulder/arm with personal versus video instruction on technical execution.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
38

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2012

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 28, 2012

Completed
2 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2012

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 5, 2012

Completed
27 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2012

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2012

Completed
Last Updated

June 28, 2013

Status Verified

June 1, 2013

Enrollment Period

1 month

First QC Date

February 28, 2012

Last Update Submit

June 27, 2013

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Keywords

neck painshoulder painresistance training

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Technical execution

    * joint positions will be scored for each individual joint and plane on a 5 point scale according to standard execution according to images * a total score (primary outcome) will be calculated by summing scores from each individual joint position

    2 weeks after randomization

Study Arms (2)

Video instruction

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm

Behavioral: Video instruction

Personal instruction

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks In addition to the video group, this group will also receive personal instruction during the two weeks. Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm

Behavioral: Personal instruction

Interventions

Video instructionBEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm

Video instruction
Personal instructionBEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks In addition to the video group, this group will also receive personal instruction during the two weeks. Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm

Personal instruction

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 67 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • neck or shoulder pain

You may not qualify if:

  • blood pressure above 160/100 mmHg
  • pregnancy
  • life-threatening disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal DiseasesNeck PainShoulder Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsArthralgiaJoint Diseases

Study Officials

  • Lars L Andersen, PhD

    Professor

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2012

First Posted

March 5, 2012

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion

April 1, 2012

Study Completion

June 1, 2012

Last Updated

June 28, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-06

Locations

DK(1)