Ergonomic Considerations on Musculoskeletal Disorders and Posture in Software Developers.

NCT05173766 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/Lhr/20/1041/Hafiz Muhammad
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 323
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The human and computer interface is becoming increasingly intuitive, but for the inexperienced user still poses formidable problems. Musculoskeletal symptoms of VDU users are believed to have a multifactorial aetiology. Software developers don't have knowledge of ergonomic principles. Faulty postures had an effect on posture.

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• The Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA)

  The Rapid Entire Body Assessment (REBA) was developed to "rapidly" evaluate risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) associated with certain job tasks. Change from Baseline Rapid Entire Body Assessment at 3 week

  Change from Baseline Rapid Entire Body Assessment at 3 week

• The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ)

  The NMQ can be used as a questionnaire or as a structured interview for musculoskeletal disorders. Change from Baseline for musculoskeletal disorders Assessment at 3 week.

  Change from Baseline for musculoskeletal disorders Assessment at 3 week.

• Computer Workstations Tool

  provided by Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Change from Baseline Computer Workstations Assessment at 3 week.

  Change from Baseline Computer Workstations Assessment at 3 week.

Study Arms (1)

Ergonomic Principals

EXPERIMENTAL

Ergonomic Principal for computer users will be used.

Other: ergonomic principls

Interventions

ergonomic principls OTHER

Ergonomic principles for posture correction in office for computer users.

Ergonomic Principals

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Software engineers who have experience of more than 2 years, in the same company.
• Software engineers with the age less than 40 years and both gender.

You may not qualify if:

• Software engineers who had a past history of spine surgery or diseases in the Spine like disc prolapse, discitis, arthritis etc.
• Orthopedically physically challenged
• Pregnant women.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

I leads Software house

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54700, Pakistan

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Cassidy, S. and P. Eachus, Developing the computer user self-efficacy (CUSE) scale: Investigating the relationship between computer self-efficacy, gender and experience with computers. Journal of educational computing research, 2002. 26(2): p. 133-153.

  BACKGROUND

• Punnett L, Wegman DH. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: the epidemiologic evidence and the debate. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2004 Feb;14(1):13-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2003.09.015.

  PMID: 14759746 BACKGROUND

• Wahlstrom J. Ergonomics, musculoskeletal disorders and computer work. Occup Med (Lond). 2005 May;55(3):168-76. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqi083.

  PMID: 15857896 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study Officials

• Muhammad Sanaullah, MS

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Quasi-experimental study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 1, 2021
• First Posted: December 30, 2021
• Study Start: November 10, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 10, 2022
• Study Completion: March 10, 2022
• Last Updated: December 12, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)