Stretching and Musculoskeletal Pain

NCT04617379 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 20-003714
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 190
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 6

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether a daily, 15-minute stretching routine for one year reduces musculoskeletal pain and improves quality of life in personnel working in the radiology and cardiology departments at Mayo Clinics and Mayo Clinic Health System sites.

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in the DASH index score

  The DASH (Disability Arm, Shoulder, and Hand outcomes) is scored on a 0-100 scale. Higher score indicates greater disability. A change of 10 more points from baseline, noted at the end of the study will be considered significant

  12 months

• Change in ODI (Oswestry Disability Index)

  The OSI is scored on a 0-100 scale, zero being with no disability and 100 with maximum disability possible. A change of 10 points from baseline will be considered significant

  12 months

Study Arms (2)

Active Treatment Group

EXPERIMENTAL

15 minutes daily stretch for 1 year

Behavioral: Stretching

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

No stretches

Interventions

Stretching BEHAVIORAL

One-year stretching program for 15 minutes every day

Active Treatment Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• A 15-minute daily stretching program will be implemented for 1 year.
• Personnel working in the departments of Cardiology and Radiology at Mayo Rochester, - Mayo Scottsdale, and Mayo Jacksonville and Mayo Clinic Health System.
• Willing to complete standardized questionnaires (DASH, ODI) to assess work-related pain at baseline and at 1 year.
• Employees who respond to questionnaires at baseline and 1 year but don't participate in the stretching exercises will be controls for the study.
• Willing and able to provide written, informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

• Pregnancy.
• Inability to participate in the stretching exercises for any reason.
• Preexisting musculoskeletal problems that has required employees to seek active medical or orthopedic treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mayo Clinic: lead

Study Sites (6)

Mayo Clinic Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota, 56001, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic Health System - Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 54703, United States

Location

Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare

La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601, United States

Location

Related Links

• Mayo Clinic Clinical Trials

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Mandeep Singh, MD

  Mayo Clinic

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 30, 2020
• First Posted: November 5, 2020
• Study Start: January 31, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2022
• Study Completion: April 30, 2022
• Last Updated: May 18, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (6)