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Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain

Sponsor
Qassim University (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05725356
Collaborator
University of Tabuk (Other)
60
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
12
Anticipated Duration (Months)
5
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Neck pain is a common medical condition among office workers all over the world. The purpose of this study was to see if physical exercise, such as basic body awareness, neck-specific training exercises, and ergonomic modifications, could help reduce pain, disability, and job stress while also improving quality of life among office workers. Participants will be assigned at random to either an experimental (exercise therapy and ergonomic modification) or a control group (ergonomic modification).

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Basic body awareness therapy
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
60 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Job Stress and Quality of Life in Office Workers With Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Actual Study Start Date :
Jun 1, 2022
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Jun 1, 2023
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Jun 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Experimental

Receiving physical exercise treatment (basic body awareness therapy and neck-specific training exercises) and ergonomic modification

Other: Basic body awareness therapy
Participants were instructed to focus on maintaining good posture, balance, uninterrupted breathing, increased awareness, and decreasing unnecessary muscle tension.
Other Names:
  • ergonomic modification

    		•
    Other: Control

    Receiving ergonomic modification only

    Other: Basic body awareness therapy
    Participants were instructed to focus on maintaining good posture, balance, uninterrupted breathing, increased awareness, and decreasing unnecessary muscle tension.
    Other Names:
  • ergonomic modification

    		•

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Numerical Pain Rating Scale [Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks]

      Used to assess pain intensity. It uses the numbers from 0 to 10 and 0 indicates (no pain) through 1-3 (mild pain, slight impairment in daily life activities), 4-6 (moderate pain, substantial impairment in daily life activities), and 7-10 (severe pain, severe impairment in daily life activities).

    2. Neck Disability Index [Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks]

      Patient's self-reported impairment due to neck pain. It is a self-reported tool comprising 10 items. Each item is graded on a 6-point scale ranging from 0 (no disability) to 5 (severe disability).

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool [Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks]

      Assessing psychosocial stress in the work area. Thirty-five HSE-MS questions measure seven dimensions, including demands, control, supervisory support , peer support , relationships, role (including a clear understanding of the employee's role in the organization), and changes. A higher score on each dimension (5 points) indicated lower stress.

    2. The Short Form Health Survey [Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks]

      Used to measure the quality of life.

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    25 Years to 60 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Age 25-60 years

    • Greater than 3 months of chronic NSNP.

    • Office workers and computer users

    • The ability to continue working

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • A history of severe injury

    • Previous physical therapy treatments

    • Joint instability

    • Frequent migraines

    • Spasmodic torticollis

    • Inflammatory rheumatic diseases

    • Peripheral nerve entrapment

    • Severe psychiatric illness

    • Pregnancy

    • Other conditions that prevent physical loading.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 King Fahad Specialist Hospital Buraidah Saudi Arabia

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Qassim University
    • University of Tabuk

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Sattam M Almutairi, Physical Therapy Department, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Qassim University

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    Sattam Almutairi, Assistant professor, Qassim University
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT05725356
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • UT-153-31-2021
    First Posted:
    Feb 13, 2023
    Last Update Posted:
    Feb 13, 2023
    Last Verified:
    Feb 1, 2023
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Neck Pain

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Feb 13, 2023