Supervised Versus Home Based Exercises Neck and Low Back Pain Among Students Due to Quarantine During COVID-19

NCT04880135 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: REC-FSD-00232
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 404
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study investigates whether or not the stretching and strengthening exercises are effective both at home and under supervision for people suffering from neck pain from using equipment for online courses due to quarantine during COVID-19.

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain

Keywords

Musculoskeletal Pain; COVID-19; strengthening exercises; stretching exercises

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Visual Analogue Scale

  The visual analogue scale is a scale used to determine the pain intensity experienced by individuals. It consists of a line, approximately 10-15 cm in length, with the left side signifying no pain with a smiling face image and the right side signifying the worst pain ever with a frowning face image. 0 indicates no pain while 10 is worst pain.

  2 month

• International Physical Activity Questionnaire

  The International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) comprises a set of 4 questionnaires. Long (5 activity domains asked independently) and short (4 generic items) versions for use by either telephone or self-administered methods are available.

  2 months

• Neck Disability Index

  This questionnaire has been designed to give us information as to how your neck pain has affected your ability to manage in everyday life

  2 months

• Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire

  Patient-completed questionnaire which gives a subjective percentage score of level of function (disability) in activities of daily living in those rehabilitating from low back pain. Questionnaire examines perceived level of disability in 10 everyday activities of daily living. The 6 statements are scored from 0 to 5 with the first statement scoring 0 through to the last at 5

  2 months

• Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

  Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to provide the level of musculoskeletal pain from the previous 7 days

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

Supervised stretching and strengthening exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Stretching and strengthening exercises will be performed under the supervision of Physical therapist for a period of one month

Other: Supervised stretching and strengthening exercise

Home-based stretching and strengthening exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

Stretching and strengthening exercises will be performed at home by individuals having musculoskeletal pain due to quarantine for a period of one month.

Other: Home-based stretching and strengthening exercise

Interventions

Supervised stretching and strengthening exercise OTHER

The structure of the supervised exercise sessions was a warm- up, followed by strengthening and finally stretching. Strengthening exercises will consist of a simple fitness plan of overhead press, push, pull and squat to stand which consist of 4 sets of 15 repetitions while stretching exercises protocol will be duration will be 4 sets of 10 repetitions. The total duration of the protocol will be of 50 to 60 minutes which consists of 10 minutes of warm up, strengthening for 20 to 25 minutes and stretching exercises for 15 to 20 minutes.

Also known as: Rehabilitation following Supervised stretching and strengthening exercise

Supervised stretching and strengthening exercise

Home-based stretching and strengthening exercise OTHER

The structure of the home based exercise sessions was a warm- up, followed by strengthening and finally stretching. Strengthening exercises will consist of a simple fitness plan of overhead press, push, pull and squat to stand which consist of 4 sets of 15 repetitions while stretching exercises protocol will be duration will be 4 sets of 10 repetitions. The total duration of the protocol will be of 50 to 60 minutes which consists of 10 minutes of warm up, strengthening for 20 to 25 minutes and stretching exercises for 15 to 20 minutes.

Also known as: Rehabilitation following Home-based stretching and strengthening exercise

Home-based stretching and strengthening exercises

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants using gadget like computer, mobile or laptop for online education during quarantine
• Participants having musculoskeletal pain during COVID-19 quarantine
• Prolonged sitting and low physical activity during quarantine
• Prolonged exposure of screen more than 6 hours per day due online classes during the quarantine

You may not qualify if:

• Participants having musculoskeletal pain before the quarantine
• Participants doing any type of physical activity during quarantine
• Participants taking online classes or any online educational program before quarantine
• Participants with known congenital, inflammatory and infectious conditions of spine
• Participants following any ergonomic recommendations or any postural awareness during and after quarantine

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Riphah International University

Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, 38000, Pakistan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain; COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases

Study Officials

• Muhammad Kashif

  Riphah International University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 6, 2021
• First Posted: May 10, 2021
• Study Start: March 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2021
• Study Completion: September 1, 2021
• Last Updated: September 20, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)