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NCT Number: NCT04821024

Evaluation of the Relationship Between Neck Pain and Ergonomic Factors in Office Workers

The current study aimed to explore the associations between disability levels and occupational risk factors in computer-using office workers with neck pain.

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Key information

Conditions

Disability Physical Ergonomic Factors Neck Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Research and Training Hospital

Istanbul, Bahçelievler, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This is a cross-sectional study. All participants will provide informed consent before participating in the study. The study will be conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration criteria. Data will be collected using questionnaires, which include information on demographic, clinical, and occupational ergonomic conditions.

Patients will be divided into 2 groups as mild-moderate and severe disabled according to their neck disability index values and will be analyzed statistically.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • aged between 18 and 55,
  • working on computer,
  • having neck pain at least three months.

Exclusion criteria

  • reporting pregnancy,
  • having a history of accidents,
  • trauma or surgery in the neck region,
  • congenital anomaly of the spine,
  • rheumatologic disease,
  • osteoporosis,
  • spondylosis,
  • spondylolisthesis,
  • infection of the spine
  • cervical disc herniation,
  • tumor.

Treatment and study plan

A self-administered questionnaire

Diagnostic Test

A self-administered questionnaire will be used to screen Neck disability index, demographic information and ergonomic risk factors.

Primary outcomes

  1. neck disability index

    Time frame: 1 interview day

    The Neck Disability Index (NDI) is a self-report questionnaire used to determine how neck pain affects a patient's daily life and to assess the self-rated disability of patients with neck pain

  2. Rapid Office Strain Assessment

    Time frame: 1 interview day

    Rapid Office Strain Assessment is a method that determined the potential ergonomic risk factors computer position, computer screen position, head, and back position, and mouse position.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 29, 2021
Registry last updated
May 21, 2021

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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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