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Disability PhysicalNCT04821024

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

An observational study of Disability Physical and Neck Pain, run by Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

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

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 55 years
Conditions the study is for
Disability Physical, Neck Pain, Ergonomic Factors
What is being tested?
A self-administered questionnaire
How many people
1,000 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Feb 2021to 20 Apr 2021
Phase
Observational
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 55 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult

Study population: aged between 18 and 55, working on computer, having neck pain at least three months

Who may be able to join

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

Who cannot join

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

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Research and Training Hospital

    Istanbul, Bahçelievler

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

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

Read the detailed description

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.

Being tested
A self-administered questionnaire
Keywords
neck pain office workers ergonomic factors
Medical subject headings
Neck Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • A self-administered questionnaireDiagnostic test

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

Study groups in NCT04821024
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
mild-moderate disabilityThose whose neck disability index value is 5-34
Receives: Diagnostic Test: A self-administered questionnaire
high disabilityThose whose neck disability index value is 35 and above
Receives: Diagnostic Test: A self-administered questionnaire

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. neck disability index

    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

    Measured: 1 interview day

  2. Rapid Office Strain Assessment

    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.

    Measured: 1 interview day

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Mar 2021
  2. Study start1 Feb 2021
  3. Primary completion20 Apr 2021
  4. Study completion20 Apr 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
1,000 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04821024
Sponsor's protocol ID
2021/18
Status last verified
May 2021
First submitted
26 Mar 2021
Last updated
21 May 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Cote P, van der Velde G, Cassidy JD, Carroll LJ, Hogg-Johnson S, Holm LW, Carragee EJ, Haldeman S, Nordin M, Hurwitz EL, Guzman J, Peloso PM; Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. The burden and determinants of neck pain in workers: results of the Bone and Joint Decade 2000-2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2008 Feb 15;33(4 Suppl):S60-74. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181643ee4.

    PubMed 18204402
  • Aas RW, Tuntland H, Holte KA, Roe C, Lund T, Marklund S, Moller A. Workplace interventions for neck pain in workers. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Apr 13;2011(4):CD008160. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008160.pub2.

    PubMed 21491405
  • Vassilaki M, Hurwitz EL. Insights in public health: perspectives on pain in the low back and neck: global burden, epidemiology, and management. Hawaii J Med Public Health. 2014 Apr;73(4):122-6. No abstract available.

    PubMed 24765562
  • Matsudaira K, Kawaguchi M, Isomura T, Inuzuka K, Koga T, Miyoshi K, Konishi H. Assessment of psychosocial risk factors for the development of non-specific chronic disabling low back pain in Japanese workers-findings from the Japan Epidemiological Research of Occupation-related Back Pain (JOB) study. Ind Health. 2015;53(4):368-77. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2014-0260. Epub 2015 Jun 6.

    PubMed 26051289
  • McLean SM, May S, Klaber-Moffett J, Sharp DM, Gardiner E. Risk factors for the onset of non-specific neck pain: a systematic review. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2010 Jul;64(7):565-72. doi: 10.1136/jech.2009.090720. Epub 2010 May 12.

    PubMed 20466711
  • Medin-Ceylan C, Korkmaz MD, Sahbaz T, Cigdem Karacay B. Risk factors of neck disability in computer-using office workers: a cross-sectional study. Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2023 Mar;29(1):44-49. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2021.2021712. Epub 2022 Feb 6.

    PubMed 34952560

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Disability Physical and Neck Pain, run by Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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 11 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 21 May 2021. 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?

neck disability index (time frame: 1 interview day). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04821024, which also lists 6 linked publications.

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 21 May 2021.

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