Effect of Yoga@Work Program
Effectiveness of Yoga@Work Program on Neck and Shoulder Pain in Information Technology (IT) Employees
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interventional
132
1 country
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Brief Summary
Employees working in IT industry are prone to develop musculoskeletal pain,specifically back, neck and shoulder pain. This study evaluates the effectiveness of work-site yoga intervention, Yoga@work on neck and shoulder pain in IT employees.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Jul 2018
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 12, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 12, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 28, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 9, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 15, 2019
CompletedFebruary 21, 2019
February 1, 2019
5 months
February 9, 2019
February 20, 2019
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Visual analogue scale for pain
100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), horizontal line ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).
change from baseline to 8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Neck disability index (NDI)
Change from baseline to 8-weeks
Shoulder pain disability index
Change from baseline to 8-weeks
Study Arms (2)
Yoga Group
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in the intervention group engaged in a 8-week yoga program delivered at their place of work (IT companies). Sessions were group-based, prescribed three sessions per week during break time (30-mins).
Wait-list Group
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants in Wait-List control were not given any intervention. 8-weeks, group followed usual break time.
Interventions
Each session included warm-up practices(for the large joints, spine, and extremities), Physical postures (Asana), breathing exercises (pranayama) and supine meditation/relaxation (savasana).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- IT companies employee
- Full time employment
- Neck and Shoulder Pain
- pain of at least 3 months duration
- able to comply with intervention schedule
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnancy
- Refuse to give informed consent
- spinal fracture
- recent cervical spine or shoulder surgery
- recent (3 months) chemotherapy/radiotherapy/ intervention
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- NMP Medical Research Institutelead
- Warwick Research Servicescollaborator
- Yog-Kulamcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
NMP Medical Reserach Institute
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Neha Sharma
Yog-Kulam
- STUDY CHAIR
Durga Prasad Sharma
International Labour Organization, UN
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Divya Gaur
NMP Medical Research Institute, India
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 9, 2019
First Posted
February 15, 2019
Study Start
July 12, 2018
Primary Completion
December 12, 2018
Study Completion
January 28, 2019
Last Updated
February 21, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-02