NCT05811715

Brief Summary

Purpose of the study:To investigate effect of whole-body stretching (WBS) exercise during lunch-break for reducing musculoskeletal pain and physical exertion among healthcare professionals

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2022

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 16, 2022

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 15, 2023

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 15, 2023

Completed
17 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 1, 2023

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 13, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

April 13, 2023

Status Verified

April 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

4 months

First QC Date

April 1, 2023

Last Update Submit

April 1, 2023

Conditions

Healthcare Professionals

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • musculoskeletal pain

    musculoskeletal pain were assessed by Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire

    6 Weeks

  • physical exertion

    physical exertion were assessed by Borg rating of perceived exertion

    6 Weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group A

EXPERIMENTAL

WBS-Whole body stretching exercise group

Other: whole body stretching excerciseOther: educational program

Group B

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

control group

Other: educational program

Interventions

whole body stretching excerciseOTHER

For the WBS group, each 30 minutes exercise class was run by a one trained physiotherapist to serve a maximum of 10 participants (10 x 3 = 30 participants) working in the hospital. Participants invited to attend the exercise class 3 times a week for 6 weeks in their hospital during lunch-break. During each session, participants asked to perform WBS exercise (Franco et al., 2008).

Group A
educational programOTHER

Participants received an education program which includes ergonomic principles, WRMSDs and their risk factors, as well as manual handling techniques(Bolbol et al., 2017).

Group AGroup B

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Full time healthcare professionals with more than one year of experience were eligible to participate

You may not qualify if:

  • Acute musculoskeletal symptoms (pain intensity on visual analogue scale (VAS) \> 7)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hashim Ahmed

Najrān, Najran Region, 1988, Saudi Arabia

Location

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
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2023

First Posted

April 13, 2023

Study Start

November 16, 2022

Primary Completion

March 15, 2023

Study Completion

March 15, 2023

Last Updated

April 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

SA(1)