Musculoskeletal DisorderNCT03288688
Effect of an Exercise Program Designed for Orchestral Musicians
A study testing Exercise program and education in people with Musculoskeletal Disorder, run by Laval University at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
This study is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effect of an exercise program designed specifically for orchestral musicians on performance-related musculoskeletal problems (PRMPs). Professional and conservatory-level orchestral musicians will be recruited. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Musculoskeletal Disorder
- What is being tested?
- Exercise program and education
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- 8 Sep 2017to 17 Nov 2017
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 65 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- professional or freelance orchestral musician, or tertiary-level full-time music student majoring in an orchestral instrument
- able to commit to performing exercises 2 times per week over an 11-week period
- medical condition permitting participation in an exercise program (ie. no serious heart or lung condition that may be exacerbated by physical exertion)
Who cannot join
- presence of musculoskeletal injuries definitively non-related to musical practice or performance
- fewer than 15 hours per week playing their instrument
- corticosteroid infiltration in the 6 weeks preceding recruitment
- prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs or neurontin in the 3 weeks preceding recruitment
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effect of an Exercise Program Designed for Professional Orchestral Musicians on Performance-related Musculoskeletal Problems - a Randomized Controlled Trial
This study is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effect of an exercise program designed specifically for orchestral musicians on performance-related musculoskeletal problems (PRMPs). Professional and conservatory-level orchestral musicians will be recruited. Half of the subjects will participate in an 11-week home exercise program and attend three group exercise sessions and an educational presentation on injury prevention, while the other half of the subjects will receive no intervention, and continue their usual activities.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Disorder
- Being tested
- Exercise program and education
- Medical subject headings
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Exercise program and educationOther
The exercise program comprises warm-ups, exercises and cool-downs and aims to improve recruitment, strength and endurance of postural muscle groups that are key to the work of a musician. Basic activation exercises progress to dynamic and resisted exercises as well as functional musical movements. There is a series of six exercises of increasing difficulty for each of the following bodily regions: hips, back, neck, shoulders and abdominals.
Topics to be discussed in the educational presentation and e-mails include healthy practice habits, activity dosage, the importance of physical activity, how the body adapts to workload and physical stressors, and instructions pertaining to the exercise program.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise program and education | Experimental | An exercise program in the form of home exercise videos will be given to the participants in this group. They will be asked to perform a minimum of two 35-minute exercise sessions per week, over a period of 11 weeks. They will also be required to attend three group exercise sessions, to confirm correct execution of the exercises. A short educational presentation on injury prevention will be offered at the beginning of the study, followed by three informative e-mails over the course of the study. Receives: Other: Exercise program and education |
| No intervention | No intervention | Participants in this group will be asked to continue their usual activities. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
The Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for professional orchestra Musicians (MPIIQM)
A biopsychosocial self-report questionnaire used to obtain demographic and occupational information and to document the intensity and impact of performance-related musculoskeletal pain/problems
Measured: Baseline-11 weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ)
Self-report questionnaire on pain/symptom prevalence in the different regions of the body
Measured: Baseline-11 weeks
Global Rating of Change
Questionnaire designed to quantify participants' perceived improvement or deterioration over the course of the study
Measured: 11 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted20 Sep 2017
- Study start8 Sep 2017
- Primary completion17 Nov 2017
- Study completion17 Nov 2017
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Musculoskeletal DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Laval University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Jean-Sébastien Roy, Laval University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03288688
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Orch musicians
- Status last verified
- Jun 2018
- First submitted
- 18 Sep 2017
- Last updated
- 12 Jun 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Jun 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effect of an Exercise Program Designed for Professional Orchestral Musicians on Performance-related Musculoskeletal Problems - a Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03288688
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Orch musicians
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Disorder
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Laval UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 8 Sep 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 17 Nov 2017 (actual)
- Study completion
- 17 Nov 2017 (actual)
- First posted
- 20 Sep 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effect of an exercise program designed specifically for orchestral musicians on performance-related musculoskeletal problems (PRMPs). Professional and conservatory-level orchestral musicians will be recruited. Half of the subjects will participate in an 11-week home exercise program and attend three group exercise sessions and an educational presentation on injury prevention, while the other half of the subjects will receive no intervention, and continue their usual activities.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise program and education | Experimental | Other: Exercise program and educationAn exercise program in the form of home exercise videos will be given to the participants in this group. They will be asked to perform a minimum of two 35-minute exercise sessions per week, over a period of 11 weeks. They will also be required to attend three group exercise sessions, to confirm correct execution of the exercises. A short educational presentation on injury prevention will be offered at the beginning of the study, followed by three informative e-mails over the course of the study. |
| No intervention | No intervention | –Participants in this group will be asked to continue their usual activities. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- professional or freelance orchestral musician, or tertiary-level full-time music student majoring in an orchestral instrument
- able to commit to performing exercises 2 times per week over an 11-week period
- medical condition permitting participation in an exercise program (ie. no serious heart or lung condition that may be exacerbated by physical exertion)
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- presence of musculoskeletal injuries definitively non-related to musical practice or performance
- fewer than 15 hours per week playing their instrument
- corticosteroid infiltration in the 6 weeks preceding recruitment
- prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs or neurontin in the 3 weeks preceding recruitment
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise program and educationThe exercise program comprises warm-ups, exercises and cool-downs and aims to improve recruitment, strength and endurance of postural muscle groups that are key to the work of a musician. Basic activation exercises progress to dynamic and resisted exercises as well as functional musical movements. There is a series of six exercises of increasing difficulty for each of the following bodily regions: hips, back, neck, shoulders and abdominals. Topics to be discussed in the educational presentation and e-mails include healthy practice habits, activity dosage, the importance of physical activity, how the body adapts to workload and physical stressors, and instructions pertaining to the exercise program. | Other | Exercise program and education |
Primary outcome
The Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for professional orchestra Musicians (MPIIQM)
Time frame: Baseline-11 weeks
A biopsychosocial self-report questionnaire used to obtain demographic and occupational information and to document the intensity and impact of performance-related musculoskeletal pain/problems
2 secondary outcomes
The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ)
Time frame: Baseline-11 weeks
Global Rating of Change
Time frame: 11 weeks
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Jun 2018.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Exercise program and education in people with Musculoskeletal Disorder, run by Laval University at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Jun 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
The Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for professional orchestra Musicians (MPIIQM) (time frame: Baseline-11 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 12 Jun 2018.