Status:
COMPLETED
Short Interventions to Prevent Trapezius Muscle Fatigue in Computer Work
Lead Sponsor:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Turin, Italy
University of Lausanne
Conditions:
Muscle Fatigue
Trapezius Muscle Strain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is expected to demonstrate that during experimental days of seated computer work sustained and focalized low-level muscle activity contributes to the development of long-lasting fatigue eff...
Detailed Description
30 healthy adults without chronic neck pain participated in a laboratory study designed to simulate two full workdays of computer work. Within each session, participants performed five 50-min working ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- healthy experienced computer workers
Exclusion
- chronic pain (more than 30 days within the last 12 months according to the Nordic Questionnaire (Kuorinka et al 1987);
- pathologies of the neck,
- prior and actual shoulder or neck pain caused by an accident,
- skin disease in the neck or shoulder area,
- BMI \> 30,
- sleep disorders (e.g. apnea, restless legs syndrome),
- use of medications such as psychotropic drugs, muscle relaxants or analgesics within the last 3 days prior to the experiment,
- pregnancy.
- any shoulder/neck pain on the day before the experiment.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 14 2016
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 5 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03863340
Start Date
March 14 2016
End Date
September 5 2016
Last Update
March 5 2019
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