Status:

RECRUITING

Preventing Neck & Back Pain in Teleworking Office Workers: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Lead Sponsor:

University Ghent

Conditions:

Neck Pain

Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-69 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a general training program and educational session to prevent neck and/or low back pain in desktop workers

Detailed Description

After being informed about the study and potential risks, all subjects that met the preset inclusion criteria and gave written informed consent to participate will be randomized into an intervention o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria
  • age between 18-69 years
  • perform regular desktop work (at least 20 hours/week)
  • perform desktop work for at least 1 year (employee or student)
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • documented structural neck- and/or back pathology (confirmed by medical imaging)
  • known shoulder or vestibular pathology
  • whiplash-associated disorders
  • history of surgery in the neck, shoulder, hip, and/or back area
  • (history of) chronic pain condition
  • serious headache
  • serious cardiovascular/metabolic/systemic/neurological conditions
  • chronic fatigue syndrome
  • fibromyalgia
  • psychiatric conditions or history of serious depression
  • serious catastrophizing thoughts
  • pregnancy or delivery in the past year

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    November 12 2020

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    December 31 2028

    Estimated Enrollment :

    600 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04783454

    Start Date

    November 12 2020

    End Date

    December 31 2028

    Last Update

    November 18 2023

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    Ghent University

    Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, 9000

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