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NCT Number: NCT03840304

Effect of Yoga@Work Program

Employees working in IT industry are prone to develop musculoskeletal pain,specifically back, neck and shoulder pain. This study evaluates the effectiveness of work-site yoga intervention, Yoga@work on neck and shoulder pain in IT employees.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

NMP Medical Reserach Institute

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • IT companies employee
  • Full time employment
  • Neck and Shoulder Pain
  • pain of at least 3 months duration
  • able to comply with intervention schedule

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnancy
  • Refuse to give informed consent
  • spinal fracture
  • recent cervical spine or shoulder surgery
  • recent (3 months) chemotherapy/radiotherapy/ intervention

Treatment and study plan

Yoga@work

Other

Each session included warm-up practices(for the large joints, spine, and extremities), Physical postures (Asana), breathing exercises (pranayama) and supine meditation/relaxation (savasana).

Other names: Yoga

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual analogue scale for pain

    Time frame: change from baseline to 8 weeks

    100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), horizontal line ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Neck disability index (NDI)

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 8-weeks

    The NDI is a standard instrument for measuring self-rated disability due to neck pain.10-item, 50-point index; each of the 10 items is scored from 0 - 5. Higher points represent worse pain

  2. Shoulder pain disability index

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 8-weeks

    The SPADI is a 13-item patient completed instrument. Its categories include pain (5 items) and disability (8 items), overall total scores range from 0 to 130. Higher score represent worse disability

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NMP Medical Research Institute

Other

Collaborators

  • Warwick Research Services
  • Yog-Kulam

Registry information

Official study title

Effectiveness of Yoga@Work Program on Neck and Shoulder Pain in Information Technology (IT) Employees

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2019
First posted
Feb 15, 2019
Registry last updated
Feb 21, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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