Effective Methods of Reducing Lower Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain Among Office Workers

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Exercise Training and Ergonomic Modification on Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Office Workers

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02874950
• Other study ID #: UPM/TNCPI/1.4.18.1(JKEUPM)/F2
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: August 11, 2016
• Last updated: August 19, 2016
• Start date: March 2016
• Est. completion date: August 2016

Study information

• Verified date: August 2016
• Source: Universiti Putra Malaysia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Malaysia: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Background:Musculoskeletal discomforts (MSD), especially in the neck, lower back and shoulder areas, are some of the most common issues among office workers. The Social Security Organization (SOCSO) in Malaysia caps number of cases involving musculoskeletal injuries at a maximum of 10,000 per year.

Objectives: The primary aims of this research were to: 1. Measure the prevalence of MSD in a sample of office workers; 2. Test effective methods of reducing lower back, neck and shoulder pain in this sample by training exercise, or ergonomics modification, or both of them; and 3. Assess discomfort scores and the range of motion of the lower back, neck and shoulder muscles among the office workers after undertaking the different methods for a period of 6 months.

Methods: In a true experimental design, from 10,000 staff in Telecom Malaysia,onehundred and forty two office workers (of whom 50 were male), aged 20-50 y, were allocated randomly, from 3 different locations (Bangsar, Puchung, and Damansara), to one of three intervention groups (receiving training exercise, receiving modified ergonomics, receiving a combination of exercise and ergonomics modification) and a control group (receiving none of these interventions). The Cornell MSD Questionnaire was used to measure musculoskeletal discomforts, with focus on pain severity, before treatment and after 2, 4 and 6 months of the interventions. The range of motion (ROM) of the hip, neck, shoulder and knee were measured by a 12 inch goniometer, and the Borg CR10 scale was used to measure the perceived exertion of training exercises. The rapid office strain assessment (ROSA) questionnaire was used to assess the strain associated with office work. Height and weight were also measured to calculate the body mass index (BMI).

Description:

It is expected that, 6 months intervention including exercise training, ergonomic modification and mixture of these 2 intervention, maybe can decrease the severity of pain in lower back, neck and shoulder among office workers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 142
• Est. completion date: August 2016
• Est. primary completion date: July 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Working in office

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any physical or mental disease any surgery in background any limitation by Dr

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Diagnostic

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Low Back Pain
• Musculoskeletal Pain

Intervention

Other:
• office exercise training
The exercise group, did 6 months office exercise training.
• ergonomic modification
The ergonomic modification group, followed 6 months modified office ergonomic modification.
• Exercise and ergonomic
The mixture group, did 6 months exercise training and also followed 6 months modified office ergonomic modification.
• Control
Control group did not do any exercise and did not follow any ergonomic modification.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Measuring the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorder By Cornell questionniare	The Cornell MSD Questionnaire was used to measure musculoskeletal discomforts.	Baseline	No
Secondary	Measure the effects of exercise training on decrease the musculoskeletal disorder by measuring the range of motion in neck, shoulder and lower back, and severity of pain will be measured by Cornell questionniare	range of motion was measured by Goniometer.	Change from Baseline musculoskeletal disorder at 6 months	No