Preventing Neck & Back Pain in Teleworking Office Workers: a Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT04783454 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: BC-08635
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 600
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a general training program and educational session to prevent neck and/or low back pain in desktop workers

Conditions

Neck Pain; Low Back Pain; Back Pain

Keywords

desktop workers; telework; remote work; sedentary work; primary prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• neck pain

  Did you develop neck pain (YES or NO)

  1 year

• low back pain

  Did you develop low back pain (YES or NO)

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• behavioral change

  1 year

• physical activity (Baecke Questionnaire)

  1year

• time to exposure

  1year

• global perceived effect

  1year

• use of (pain) medication and/or (para)medical care

  1year

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

* single (online) educational video on how the prevention program is designed and general advice on (how to adopt) a healthy lifestyle * 12-week training program: 2 sessions of 60 minutes per week, with the focus of the first session on cardiovascular exercises, and the focus of the second session on mobility and strengthening exercises

Other: Exercise program

control

NO INTERVENTION

no intervention (wait and see approach)

Interventions

Exercise program OTHER

educational video on training program design and healthy lifestyle 24 training sessions (12 on cardiovascular endurance training, 12 on mobility and strength)

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 69 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age between 18-69 years
• perform regular desktop work (at least 20 hours/week)
• perform desktop work for at least 1 year (employee or student)

You may not qualify if:

• documented structural neck- and/or back pathology (confirmed by medical imaging)
• known shoulder or vestibular pathology
• whiplash-associated disorders
• history of surgery in the neck, shoulder, hip, and/or back area
• (history of) chronic pain condition
• serious headache
• serious cardiovascular/metabolic/systemic/neurological conditions
• chronic fatigue syndrome
• fibromyalgia
• psychiatric conditions or history of serious depression
• serious catastrophizing thoughts
• pregnancy or delivery in the past year

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Ghent: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ghent University

Ghent, East Flanders, 9000, Belgium

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain; Low Back Pain; Back Pain

Interventions

Resistance Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: All investigators and outcome assessors are blind to the subjects' allocation
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 26, 2021
• First Posted: March 5, 2021
• Study Start: November 12, 2020
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 30, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2028
• Last Updated: November 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BE (1)