Stretching and Musculoskeletal Pain

Musculoskeletal Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Stretching Exercises and Musculoskeletal Pain Among Employees Working in the Echocardiographic, Ultrasound and Interventional Laboratories

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04617379
• Other study ID #: 20-003714
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 31, 2021
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: Mayo Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether a daily, 15-minute stretching routine for one year reduces musculoskeletal pain and improves quality of life in personnel working in the radiology and cardiology departments at Mayo Clinics and Mayo Clinic Health System sites.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 190
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: April 30, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• A 15-minute daily stretching program will be implemented for 1 year.

• Personnel working in the departments of Cardiology and Radiology at Mayo Rochester, - Mayo Scottsdale, and Mayo Jacksonville and Mayo Clinic Health System.

• Willing to complete standardized questionnaires (DASH, ODI) to assess work-related pain at baseline and at 1 year.

• Employees who respond to questionnaires at baseline and 1 year but don't participate in the stretching exercises will be controls for the study.

• Willing and able to provide written, informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy.

• Inability to participate in the stretching exercises for any reason.

• Preexisting musculoskeletal problems that has required employees to seek active medical or orthopedic treatment.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Musculoskeletal Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Stretching
One-year stretching program for 15 minutes every day

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mayo Clinic Health System - Eau Claire	Eau Claire	Wisconsin
United States	Mayo Clinic Florida	Jacksonville	Florida
United States	Mayo Clinic Health System - Franciscan Healthcare	La Crosse	Wisconsin
United States	Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato	Mankato	Minnesota
United States	Mayo Clinic Rochester	Rochester	Minnesota
United States	Mayo Clinic Arizona	Scottsdale	Arizona

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mayo Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in the DASH index score	The DASH (Disability Arm, Shoulder, and Hand outcomes) is scored on a 0-100 scale. Higher score indicates greater disability. A change of 10 more points from baseline, noted at the end of the study will be considered significant	12 months
Primary	Change in ODI (Oswestry Disability Index)	The OSI is scored on a 0-100 scale, zero being with no disability and 100 with maximum disability possible. A change of 10 points from baseline will be considered significant	12 months

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