Effectiveness of Chiropractic Treatment Applied Together With Ergonomics Education in Factory Workers With Neck Pain

NCT06689722 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Uskudar14
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of chiropractic treatment combined with ergonomic training in factory workers with nonspecific neck pain.

Conditions

Neck Pain; Work-related Illness

Keywords

chiropractic; occupational diseases

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

  Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; It evaluates sleep duration, sleep disturbance, sleep efficiency, subjective sleep quality, sleep medication use, daytime dysfunction, and sleep delay and consists of a total of 24 questions. 19 of them are self-report scales and 5 of them consist of questions to be answered by a friend or spouse. There are 7 components with 18 questions scored in the scale, and each component is evaluated between 0 and 3 points. The total score ranges from 0 to 21, and 5 or more is an indicator of "poor sleep quality".

  5 weeks

• Neck Pain Disability Index Questionnaire

  The scale includes 10 titles. It includes pain sensitivity, heavy lifting, personal hygiene, reading, sleep, headache, concentration, work, driving, social activities. There are 6 answer options according to the severity of the limitation or pain. Scoring is between 0 and 5. The highest score is 50 and the least is 0. The neck disability level classification according to the total score is as follows 0-4: no restrictions 5-14: mild limitation 15-24: moderate limitation 25-34: severe limitation 34 and up: completely restricted

  5 weeks

• Bournemouth Neck Pain Survey

  The survey consists of 7 questions. In addition to questions about pain and disability, it also includes questions about psychosocial issues. Each question is scored between 0 and 10. The highest score is 70, with a higher score indicating a higher level of disability. The content of the survey consists of variables that must be questioned for individuals with neck pain, such as pain severity, the effect of pain on daily life activities and social life, anxiety-depression level, kinesiophobia and coping with pain.

  5 weeks

Study Arms (3)

chiropractic

EXPERIMENTAL

chiropractic practices

Other: chiropractic; Other: ergonomics

placebo

SHAM COMPARATOR

sham manipulation applications

Other: sham; Other: ergonomics

control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

those who did not receive any intervention

Other: ergonomics

Interventions

chiropractic OTHER

Chiropractic practice was applied using the diversified technique, which is one of the types of chiropractic techniques.

chiropractic

sham OTHER

The patient was asked if he/she had any pain or other complaints during the trial mobilization. High-velocity, low-amplitude impulses were applied to the inferior and lateral directions for patients who did not describe any complaints.

placebo

ergonomics OTHER

Ergonomics training will be given to each of the control group participants individually. The content of this training will include "what is ergonomics, the purpose of ergonomics, musculoskeletal diseases in employees, work-related musculoskeletal risk fa

chiropractic; control; placebo

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Being between 18-65 years of age,
• Having neck pain for the last 3 months,
• Neck pain being 4 or higher on the Visual Analog Scale

You may not qualify if:

• Having undergone surgery in the last 6 months,
• Not being cooperative,
• Presence of psychological problems,
• Neck pain being of radicular or neurological origin,
• Presence of a systemic or metabolic disease such as cancer, Instability in the neck,
• Vertebro-basilar insufficiency

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uskudar University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kemalpaşa Heat treatment factory

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Pehlevan E, Sevgin O. Effect of exercise given to factory workers with ergonomics training on pain and functionality: A randomized controlled trial. Work. 2024;78(1):195-205. doi: 10.3233/WOR-230663.

  PMID: 38701125 BACKGROUND

• Zengi H, Safran EE, Sevgin O. The effect of home exercises with kinesiotaping on pain, functionality, and work performance in bus drivers with non-specific neck pain. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2024;37(6):1617-1630. doi: 10.3233/BMR-240001.

  PMID: 38943382 BACKGROUND

• Chaibi A, Allen-Unhammer A, Kopke Vollestad N, Russell MB. Chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy for acute neck pain: A 4-arm clinical placebo randomized controlled trial. A prospective study protocol. PLoS One. 2023 Dec 7;18(12):e0295115. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295115. eCollection 2023.

  PMID: 38060549 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Neck Pain; Occupational Diseases

Interventions

Manipulation, Chiropractic; salicylhydroxamic acid; Ergonomics

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Engineering; Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Study Officials

• Deniz Balıkçı

  Bahçeşehir 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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Asst. Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 12, 2024
• First Posted: November 14, 2024
• Study Start: November 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 25, 2024
• Study Completion: January 2, 2025
• Last Updated: January 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-01

Locations

TU (1)