WRMSDs Among Orthopedic Surgeons

NCT07562126 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: WRMSDs in Ortho Surgeons
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 285
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators investigated the prevalence of WRMSDs in Egyptian orthopaedic surgeons.

Conditions

Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

Keywords

Prevalence; Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WRMSDs); Orthopedic Surgeons

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Prevalence of WRMSDs

  12 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Regression Analysis

  12 months

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Egyptian orthopedic surgeons

You may qualify if:

• Egyptian orthopedic surgeons and participants must have been working for at least 5 years.

You may not qualify if:

• any history of traumatic injuries of relevant regions within the past year such as whiplash injury, any history of surgical interventions of relevant regions within the past year, other medical conditions that may have a negative effect on the spine and upper extremities such as deformity, chronic diseases affecting the musculoskeletal system such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and other connective tissue disorders (such as fibromyalgia), neurological and orthopedic disorders as well as sensory deficits and consumption of any sedative drug or alcohol within the past 48 hours.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Egyptian National Hospitals

Cairo, Cairo Governorate, 11865, Egypt

Location

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Study Officials

• Tasneem EA Mohammad, PhD

  Lecturer, Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Nasr Awad Abdelkader, PhD

  Assistant Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: MSc Candidate; Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders and its Surgery; Faculty of Physical Therapy; Cairo University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 28, 2025
• First Posted: May 1, 2026
• Study Start: January 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2025
• Study Completion: March 31, 2025
• Last Updated: May 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)