Effective Methods of Reducing Lower Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain Among Office Workers

NCT02874950 | Completed Phase 1 DMC

• 1 other identifier: UPM/TNCPI/1.4.18.1(JKEUPM)/F2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 142
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Background:Musculoskeletal discomforts (MSD), especially in the neck, lower back and shoulder areas, are some of the most common issues among office workers. The Social Security Organization (SOCSO) in Malaysia caps number of cases involving musculoskeletal injuries at a maximum of 10,000 per year. Objectives: The primary aims of this research were to: 1. Measure the prevalence of MSD in a sample of office workers; 2. Test effective methods of reducing lower back, neck and shoulder pain in this sample by training exercise, or ergonomics modification, or both of them; and 3. Assess discomfort scores and the range of motion of the lower back, neck and shoulder muscles among the office workers after undertaking the different methods for a period of 6 months. Methods: In a true experimental design, from 10,000 staff in Telecom Malaysia,onehundred and forty two office workers (of whom 50 were male), aged 20-50 y, were allocated randomly, from 3 different locations (Bangsar, Puchung, and Damansara), to one of three intervention groups (receiving training exercise, receiving modified ergonomics, receiving a combination of exercise and ergonomics modification) and a control group (receiving none of these interventions). The Cornell MSD Questionnaire was used to measure musculoskeletal discomforts, with focus on pain severity, before treatment and after 2, 4 and 6 months of the interventions. The range of motion (ROM) of the hip, neck, shoulder and knee were measured by a 12 inch goniometer, and the Borg CR10 scale was used to measure the perceived exertion of training exercises. The rapid office strain assessment (ROSA) questionnaire was used to assess the strain associated with office work. Height and weight were also measured to calculate the body mass index (BMI).

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain; Low Back Pain

Keywords

Exercise

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Measuring the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder By Cornell questionniare

  The Cornell MSD Questionnaire was used to measure musculoskeletal discomforts.

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Measure the effects of exercise training on decrease the musculoskeletal disorder by measuring the range of motion in neck, shoulder and lower back, and severity of pain will be measured by Cornell questionniare

  Change from Baseline musculoskeletal disorder at 6 months

Study Arms (4)

Office exercise training

EXPERIMENTAL

A package of exercise raining was defined by the researcher and one of the intervention group did it for 6 months.

Other: office exercise training

Ergonomic modification

EXPERIMENTAL

The ergonomic group, followed 6 months ergonomic modification.

Other: ergonomic modification

Exercise and ergonomic

EXPERIMENTAL

The mixture group, did 6 months exercise training and also followed 6 months ergonomic modification.

Other: Exercise and ergonomic

Control

EXPERIMENTAL

Control group did not do any exercise and did not follow any ergonomic modification.

Other: Control

Interventions

office exercise training OTHER

The exercise group, did 6 months office exercise training.

Office exercise training

ergonomic modification OTHER

The ergonomic modification group, followed 6 months modified office ergonomic modification.

Ergonomic modification

Exercise and ergonomic OTHER

The mixture group, did 6 months exercise training and also followed 6 months modified office ergonomic modification.

Exercise and ergonomic

Control OTHER

Control group did not do any exercise and did not follow any ergonomic modification.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Working in office

You may not qualify if:

• Any physical or mental disease any surgery in background any limitation by Dr

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Putra Malaysia: lead

Related Publications (1)

• Shariat A, Cleland JA, Danaee M, Kargarfard M, Sangelaji B, Tamrin SBM. Effects of stretching exercise training and ergonomic modifications on musculoskeletal discomforts of office workers: a randomized controlled trial. Braz J Phys Ther. 2018 Mar-Apr;22(2):144-153. doi: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.09.003. Epub 2017 Sep 6.

  PMID: 28939263 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain; Low Back Pain; Motor Activity

Interventions

Exercise; Ergonomics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Back Pain; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Engineering; Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 11, 2016
• First Posted: August 22, 2016
• Study Start: March 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2016
• Study Completion: August 1, 2016
• Last Updated: August 22, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-08