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NCT Number: NCT01543893

Effect of Personal Versus Video Instruction in Elastic Resistance Exercise on Technical Execution (IRMA05)

Resistance training is widely used in training and rehabilitation. During recent years elastic resistance training has become increasingly popular for preventing or relieving neck/shoulder/arm pain among sedentary employees. While most research studies documenting positive effects of such interventions have used training instructors, most training in practice does not use an instructor but rather depends on information from other sources such as the internet. Here the investigators examine - in a outcome assessor blinded randomized controlled trial - the effect of 2 weeks elastic resistance training for the neck/shoulder/arm with personal versus video instruction on technical execution.

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Key information

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders Arthralgia Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Neck Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Shoulder Pain Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–67 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • neck or shoulder pain

Exclusion criteria

  • blood pressure above 160/100 mmHg
  • pregnancy
  • life-threatening disease

Treatment and study plan

Video instruction

Behavioral

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks

Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm

Personal instruction

Behavioral

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks In addition to the video group, this group will also receive personal instruction during the two weeks.

Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm

Primary outcomes

  1. Technical execution

    Time frame: 2 weeks after randomization

    • joint positions will be scored for each individual joint and plane on a 5 point scale according to standard execution according to images
    • a total score (primary outcome) will be calculated by summing scores from each individual joint position

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Novo Nordisk A/S

Registry information

Official study title

Danish: Integreret Motion på Arbejdspladsen (IRMA) English: Implementation of Exercise at the Workplace

Acronym: IRMA05

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Mar 5, 2012
Registry last updated
Jun 28, 2013

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