Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck (VIMS) - Shoulder Function

Neck Pain Clinical Trial

— VIMS03  

Official title:

Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck (VIMS) - Shoulder Function

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01205542
• Other study ID #: VIMS03
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 17, 2010
• Last updated: January 3, 2011
• Start date: September 2010
• Est. completion date: January 2011

Study information

• Verified date: January 2011
• Source: National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Denmark: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Basic strength training for the neck/shoulder muscles can decrease intensity of neck/shoulder pain, but it is uncertain whether training should focus directly on the upper trapezius - which is most often tender - or on the lower compartments and serratus anterior.

We hypothesize that strengthening exercise for the lower and middle trapezius as well as the serratus anterior will decrease intensity of neck/shoulder pain among office workers

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: January 2011
• Est. primary completion date: December 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• employees

• more than 30 days with pain previous year

• pain intensity of at least 3 on a scale of 0-10

Exclusion Criteria:

• trauma

• life threatening disease

• pregnanacy

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Muscle Activation
• Musculoskeletal Pain
• Neck Pain
• Rehabilitation
• Scapular Dyskinesis
• Shoulder Pain

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Training
Training of scapular function with strengthening exercises using bodyweight and elastic resistance
• Reference
Health check and advice to continue ordinary physical activity

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Denmark	Roskilde University Center	Roskilde

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark	University of Southern Denmark

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Neck/shoulder pain	Neck/shoulder pain will be assessed by: self-report (pain intensity); clinical examination of muscle tenderness	December 2010	No
Secondary	Muscle function	Muscle strength and electromyography assessment	December 2010	No

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