Correlation Between Neck Pain and Postural Abnormalities Among Female Office Workers at University of Dammam

NECK PAIN Clinical Trial

Official title:

Correlation Between Neck Pain and Postural Abnormalities Among Female Office Workers at University of Dammam

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03129958
• Other study ID #: Doaa
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: April 21, 2017
• Last updated: April 28, 2017
• Start date: June 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: April 2017
• Source: University of Dammam
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is a cross sectional study conducted to find out the Correlation between neck pain and postural abnormalities among female office workers at University of Dammam by objective assessments methods.

Eligible participants will sign the consent form followed by filling up demographic data, visual analog scale & neck disability index.

After that, Forward Head posture and Thoracic Kyphosis posture will take place by valid and reliable methods.

Description:

The study population and sampling were calculated by Raosoft sample size calculator using an estimated average of population size 200 and allowing a 5% tolerable error, based on a 95% confidence interval (CI).

About 140 female office workers were targeted from the medical colleges of University of Dammam (UoD); Medicine, Applied Medical Science, Nursing, Dentistry, Clinical Pharmacology and Health Track of preparatory year were recruited into the study (N=140).

The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Dammam (IRB-PGS-2015-03-194).

Eligible individuals for this study were informed of the risks and benefits and were asked to read and sign a written consent form.

Participants' confidentiality was maintained by using a code (number) instead of the participant's name on the data collection form.

All data collection forms were saved in a file and secured in a locker & the electronic file saved with password. Only the researcher and the supervisor had an access to them.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 140
• Est. completion date: January 1, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 28 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects with/without non-specific neck pain complaint.

• Age from 28 up to 40 years old.

• At least 25 working hours a week ( at least 2 hours on computer - at least 3 other office working).

• More than 5 years of experience as an office worker.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who had prolonged absence from work anticipated within the past 12 months.

• Complain of: cervical radiculopathy, migraine, vestibular Dysfunction.

• Had spinal fracture or surgery.

• Pregnancy.

• History of cervical trauma.

• Comorbid medical conditions as cancer, type 1 diabetes, heart disease.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• NECK PAIN

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Doaa AL-Saleh

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	pain	by VAS	2 min
Primary	Disability	by Neck Disability Index	5 min
Primary	Forward head posture	by Myrin's Inclometer/ Goniometer	10 min
Primary	Thoracic kyphosis	by spinal mouse	10 min