Additional Benefits of Neck Exercises in Addition to Ergonomic Training in Office Workers With Neck Pain

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Additional Benefits of Neck Exercises in Addition to Ergonomic Training in Office Workers With Neck Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06079957
• Other study ID #: FUI/CTR/2023/20
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: October 2023
• Source: Foundation University Islamabad
• Contact: sana Nawaz, MS-MSKPT
• Phone: 03482797719
• Email: sananawaz13[@]gmail.com
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Neck pain is a multifactorial disease and the factors related to neck pain are physical workloads, poor ergonomic work design and certain psychosocial factors. It arises due to disease of cervical spine and soft tissues of the neck, muscle spasm, falling asleep in awkward position, prolong working at computer desk with bent neck. The objective of the study is to compare the effects of neck exercises in addition to ergonomic training and ergonomic training alone on pain severity, neck disability, cervical range of motion and burnout in neck pain among office workers

Description:

Neck pain remains the most common musculoskeletal disorder faced by office workers. There are an increasing number of reports available in regards to neck pain whether it is related with muscles, tendons, joints or soft tissue inflammation. It arises due to disease of cervical spine and soft tissues of the neck, muscle spasm, falling asleep in awkward position, prolong working at computer desk with bent neck. It has multiple treatment options and neck exercises are one of them. However, no concrete evidence is available on the effects of both neck exercises and ergonomic training on neck pain. this study will help individuals to maintain health and safety in the workplace while maintaining efficiency in their job performance by introducing proper ergonomic guidelines. This will eventually going to increase quality of work, productivity as a team and satisfaction with work. It will create awareness about utilization of ergonomic and exercise intervention without many side effects to avoid WMSDs. It will determine the emotional and psychological exhaustion among office workers with neck pain. It will supplement the existing literature. The main objectives of the study is to compare the effects of neck exercises in addition to ergonomic training and ergonomic training alone on pain severity, neck disability, cervical range of motion and burnout in neck pain among office workers.This RCT will be carried out in a period of one year (January 2023-2024). The sample size of 54 participants will be recruited according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Both males and females aged between 25-50 years working for 7-9 hours with postural neck pain will be included in the study. the participants must have neck pain above 4 on NPRS and neck pain without radiculopathy. The ones fulfilling the criteria will be selected through non-probability purposive sampling and allocated in groups (A and B) through coin toss method. Group A will receive neck exercises along with ergonomic guidelines and group B will only follow the ergonomic guidelines. Participants of both groups will receive intervention for 3 weeks on alternate days. The data will be collected through numeric pain rating scale, neck disability index, cervical range of motion and Oldenburg burnout inventory. The data will be analyzed on SPSS 22.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 54
• Est. completion date: February 1, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 25 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Both male and female office workers.

• Age 25-50 years.

• Individuals with working hours duration of 7-9 hours.

• Individuals with postural neck pain.

• Individuals with neck pain above 4 on NPRS.

• Individuals with primary complaint of neck pain without radiculopathy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of trauma to neck.

• Bilateral upper limb symptoms.

• Prior surgery to cervical and upper thoracic spine.

• History of whiplash injury.

• Degenerative disc disease.

• Diminished or absent sensations to pinprick in upper limb dermatomes.

• Positive two or more neurological signs.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Neck Pain

Intervention

Procedure:
• Ergonomic training
1. Individuals will be given a copy of ergonomic guidelines to follow which includes: Organize workstation according to the primary , secondary and tertiary zones. Place frequently used items within the reach of an arm. Don't move head while reading documents instead raise or lower the eyes to read. Correct the monitor height such that the top of the screen is at or slightly lower than eye level. Keep reference material upright at desk. Avoid slouched postural habits, sit upright. Adjust chair height in such a way that it shouldn't compress the thigh. Arm rest should be at elbow flexion of 90 degrees. Phone must be cradled between neck and shoulder to avoid forward head posture.
• Neck Exercises
Neck Exercises Strengthening exercises of Deep cervical flexors,rhomboids,lower Trapezius, Middle Trapezius, serratus anterior. Neck Stretching of Suboccipitals,Sternocleidomastoid ,Scalenes,Upper trapezius, Levator scapulae,Pectoralis major and minor.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Foundation University College of Physical Therapy	Rawalpindi	Punjab

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Foundation University Islamabad

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS)	It is an 11 item self-rated scale. Participants rate their pain from 0 to 10. Score of 0 indicates no pain whereas 10 represents worst pain ever experienced. It has an excellent reliability with an ICC of 0.93-0.96.	3 weeks
Primary	Neck Disability Index Urdu version (NDI-U)	This is a 10 item questionnaire. This is a self-rated questionnaire to rate disability. Participants choose from an option from 0 to 5. Scoring is done by taking sum of all the answers. Score of 0 shows no disability whereas 50 indicate maximum level of disability. Score 0-4 indicates no disability, 5-14 indicates mild disability, 15-24 indicates moderate disability, 25-34 indicates severe disability and above 34 indicates that the person is completely disabled by the pain. It has an excellent reliability with an ICC of 0.88.	3 weeks
Primary	Cervical Range of Motion using Goniometer	A goniometer has 12-inch arms and a full circle body. It has one stationary arm and the second moving arm. Movement is performed and range of motion is measured. Goniometer will be used to measure flexion, extension, lateral flexion and rotation. It has an ICC of 0.83-0.98	3 weeks
Primary	Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI)	This is a 16 item questionnaire. It is also a self-rated questionnaire which is used to determine burnout level. Participants choose an option from 0 to 4 on a likert scale. Scores of question number 2,3,4,6,8,9,11,12 are reversed in order to find a true score. Scoring is done by taking a sum of all the answers. 0 indicates no burnout whereas score of 64 indicates highest level of burnout encountered by an individual.	3 weeks