Workplace Exercises Versus Home-based Exercises on Pain and Function Among Office Workers With Non-specific Low Back Pain

NCT07297680 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Heba-Msc
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 57
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study was done to investigate the differences between workplace exercises and home-based exercises on pain, function, quality of life, and posture (pelvic inclination angle and lumbar lordotic angle) among office workers with non-specific low back pain

Conditions

Pain; Function; Workplace Exercise; Home Bases Exercise; Low Back Pain; Office Worker

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• assessment of pain intensity

  The researcher will ask the patient to express how potent he/she feels current pain or the last 24 hours' pain by choosing a point on a 100 mm line drawn between two ends one end refers to the absence of pain and the other refers to the worst intense pain

  at baseline and after 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• assessment of activity of daily living

  at baseline and after 4 weeks

• assessment of functional health and well-being

  at baseline and after 4 weeks

• assessment of pelvic tilting

  at baseline and after 4 weeks

• assessment of lumbar lordotic angle

  at baseline and after 4 weeks

• assessment of physical Activity

  at baseline and after 4 weeks

Study Arms (3)

workplace exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Consists of 20 office workers with non-specific low back pain who will receive workplace exercise intervention, 5 times per week for 4 weeks

Other: Workplace exercise intervention

home program exercises

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Home program exercises will be provided three times a week for four weeks, comprising three sets of ten repetitions each. Exercises will target the back, shoulders, and arms using elastic tubing, including reverse flys, shoulder raises, shoulder squeezes, shoulder rotations, wrist extensions, wood choppers, pelvic tilt, quadruped leg/arm raises, side planks, and lean and turns.

Other: Home-based exercise intervention

general education and counseling

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Individuals will receive education and counseling on managing pain and function. They should avoid prolonged sitting, moving every 20-30 minutes, and practicing good posture while seated, standing, and walking. Key sitting posture includes keeping feet flat, knees at a 90-degree angle, and maintaining a straight back with proper lumbar support to prevent slouching.

Other: general education and counseling

Interventions

Workplace exercise intervention OTHER

The program's basic exercise equipment includes a stable chair (no wheels or armrests) that provides better lumbar spine support, adjustable for participant height to ensure flat feet on the floor with a 90° knee angle. Additional portable equipment consists of a rhythmic gymnastics ball (16.5 cm diameter, 320 g weight), silicone hand therapy balls (5.6 cm length, 4.2 cm width, medium resistance), and an exercise band (1.5 m long, available in medium/light and heavy resistance).

workplace exercise

Home-based exercise intervention OTHER

An elastic exercise band will be used. an exercise band (1.5 m long, available in medium/light and heavy resistance).

home program exercises

general education and counseling OTHER

Will receive general education and counseling regarding pain and function. They will be advised to avoid prolonged sitting. Get up and move around every 20-30 minutes. In addition, to practice good posture while sitting, standing, and walking. When sitting, keep your feet flat on the floor, knees bent at a 90-degree angle, and your back straight with good lumbar support. Furthermore, to avoid slouching or hunching over their desk

general education and counseling

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Forty-eight patients with non-specific low back pain of both genders; their ages will range from 25 to 40 years old.
• Three years of experience at least
• Eight to ten hours of daily work, at least.
• Work for 5 days per week.
• Reported pain intensity from 3 to 7 on a visual analogue scale.
• Office Workers with body mass index (25 - 29.9 kg/m².
• Low physical activity levels according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form).

You may not qualify if:

• Spine pathology.
• Back surgical operations.
• Congenital anomalies.
• Cardiopulmonary and neurological diseases
• Pregnancy.
• Postural deformities.
• Inflammatory diseases.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

out-patient clinic, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Pain

Interventions

Counseling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: principal investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 9, 2025
• First Posted: December 22, 2025
• Study Start: June 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2025
• Study Completion: October 1, 2025
• Last Updated: December 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

EG (1)