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