Musculoskeletal Problems in School Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NCT04954612 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 2020/205
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,225
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

During COVID-19 pandemic, in the lockdown period, reduced physical activity and obesity were reported in children. In Turkey, face to face education was ceased after March 16, till the end of the previous academic year and education was tried to be substituted remotely. A temporary lockdown was implemented for children and young people under the age of 20, between April 3 and June 5 2020. At 45 days following the lockdown of children, 72% of the parents with children aged 6-13 years stated that their screen time had increased to a mean of 6.4 hours per day. Engaging more time in physical activity, and less in sedentary and leisure screen time was found to be associated with less anxiety during pandemic. Before 2020-2021 academic year, government and educators increased their preparedness for the second and third waves and improved the technological infrastructure. Depending on grades, preferences of the family, primary education continued remotely between November 2020 and July 2021. The aim of this study is to investigate whether musculoskeletal complaints are increased in school-age children during the pandemics and whether there is a relationship between the decreased level of physical activity, increased screen time, poor posture and musculoskeletal complaints.

Conditions

Children; Musculoskeletal Disorder

Keywords

COVID-19; Remote education; Ergonomics

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Presence of musculoskeletal pain

  Presence of musculoskeletal pain in one of the nine body parts

  One day

Interventions

Questionnaire study (Cross-sectional analytical clinical research) OTHER

Questionnaire study (Cross-sectional analytical clinical research)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 13 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

A sample size of 1225 participants was calculated by assuming a musculoskeletal pain prevalence of 15% among children between the ages 6-13, with a confidence limit of 95% with a margin of error 2%.

You may qualify if:

• Being parent or guardian of a child between the ages of 6-13 years
• Having access to the Internet
• Being literate
• Giving consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Children going to special education school

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Gaziosmanpasa Research and Education Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Gaziosmanpasa Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, Gaziosmanpasa, 34255, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (8)

• Kamper SJ, Henschke N, Hestbaek L, Dunn KM, Williams CM. Musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents. Braz J Phys Ther. 2016 Feb 16;20(3):275-84. doi: 10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0149.

  PMID: 27437719 RESULT

• Alaca N, Safran EE, Karamanlargil AI, Timucin E. Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the extended version of the Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire into Turkish. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2019 Dec 1;19(4):472-481.

  PMID: 31789298 RESULT

• Simons LE, Smith A, Ibagon C, Coakley R, Logan DE, Schechter N, Borsook D, Hill JC. Pediatric Pain Screening Tool: rapid identification of risk in youth with pain complaints. Pain. 2015 Aug;156(8):1511-1518. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000000199.

  PMID: 25906349 RESULT

• Gariepy G, McKinnon B, Sentenac M, Elgar FJJCIR. Validity and reliability of a brief symptom checklist to measure psychological health in school-aged children. 2016;9(2):471-484.

  RESULT

• Lauridsen HH, Hestbaek L. Development of the young spine questionnaire. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Jun 12;14:185. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-185.

  PMID: 23758965 RESULT

• Majumdar P, Biswas A, Sahu S. COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown: cause of sleep disruption, depression, somatic pain, and increased screen exposure of office workers and students of India. Chronobiol Int. 2020 Aug;37(8):1191-1200. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2020.1786107. Epub 2020 Jul 13.

  PMID: 32660352 RESULT

• Robbins M, Johnson I, Cunliffe CJCC. Encouraging good posture in school children using computers. 2009;12(1):35-44.

  RESULT

• Tan A, Strauss VY, Protheroe J, Dunn KM. Epidemiology of paediatric presentations with musculoskeletal problems in primary care. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2018 Feb 6;19(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s12891-018-1952-7.

  PMID: 29409492 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases; COVID-19

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

• Özden Özyemişçi Taşkıran, Prof

  Koc University School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Sibel Sakarya, Prof

  Koc University School of Medicine Department of Infectious Disease

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Zeynep Turan

  Koc University School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  STUDY CHAIR

• Esra Giray, Assoc Prof

  Koc University School of Medicine Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 6, 2021
• First Posted: July 8, 2021
• Study Start: May 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: July 9, 2021
• Study Completion: September 30, 2021
• Last Updated: July 8, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Locations

TU (1)