Musculoskeletal InjuryNCT05331950
Predictive and Associated Factors of Musculoskeletal Injuries
An observational study of Musculoskeletal Injury, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
The aim of this research is to find out the factors associated with musculoskeletal injuries among office workers and also determine whether Functional Movement Screen (FMS) can predict musculoskeletal injuries or not? Prospective Cohort study will be done at the offices of Rawalpindi. The sample size is 208. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 to 45 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- What is being tested?
- Office Workers
- How many people
- 208 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 15 Apr 2022to 30 Jan 2023
- 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 25 to 45 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: office workers spending at least 6 hours per day at work
Who may be able to join
- • Both Genders.
- 25-45 years.
- Office workers
Who cannot join
- any neuromusculoskeletal injuries
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Predictive and Associated Factors of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Office Workers.
The aim of this research is to find out the factors associated with musculoskeletal injuries among office workers and also determine whether Functional Movement Screen (FMS) can predict musculoskeletal injuries or not? Prospective Cohort study will be done at the offices of Rawalpindi. The sample size is 208. Study duration will be of 6 months. Non probability Purposive Sampling will be used. Tools used in the study are FMS, Fat Caliper, Weighing machine \& Inches tape. Data will be analyzed through SPSS 23.
Read the detailed description
Musculoskeletal injuries and conditions represent a major public health problem, with significant social, economic, and health consequences. Office workers are forming a major group for musculoskeletal injuries as they have to work for a longer period of time on computer and sitting on a chair. Musculoskeletal discomfort in office workers is commonly caused by poor ergonomic workstation design, psychosocial, physical and organizational risk factor. There are several MSK disorders associated with computer use in people spending more than 9 hours or more every day using computer.
To combat workplace caused mental and physical exhaustion physical activity has been proven to be an efficient. Physical activity is known not to only treat but prevent the occurrence of a fore coming disease. Being physically active will lead to reduced stress levels and increased productivity. The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a physical examination used to measure essential movement patterns in a practical and dynamic way. Functional Movement screen was designed with a purpose of identify body asymmetries, assess mobility and stability within the kinetic chain of whole-body movements and to detect poor quality movement patterns. Other tools like modified Y-balance test have also been used to predict injuries.
Literature review: Previously in a study carried out on firefighters Contreras et al reported that 47% of the participants had an FMS score lower than 14 and they accounted for 72% of the total musculoskeletal injuries.
In another study carried out on Collegiate athletic association Division II athletes the overall prognostic accuracy of the FMS offered a slightly better than 50/50 chance of correctly classifying those most at risk for injury.
A study carried out to find the association between functional fitness scores calculated by FMS and musculoskeletal injury in police officers by Liana Lentz et al suggested that of all the participants, females accounted for 17.9% of the injured subjects.
Previously a study carried out by Michal Pan Tanowitz et al to find factors associated with musculoskeletal injuries in an infantry commanders' course suggested that army operators who sustained a spinal injury have a significantly greater BMI than those who did not, and also increased body fat combined with reduced physical fitness may increase the soldier's risk for injury.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Being tested
- Office Workers
- Keywords
- Functional movement screen., Musculoskeletal Injury, Office workers
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Office WorkersOther
Office Workers which will be observed/exposed with different task and different factors
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Office workers | The office workers will do their routine job tasks and will be observed through injury predictor (functional movement screen) at baseline and after actual injuries happened 6 months Receives: Other: Office Workers |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Functional Movement Screen
The assessment of Functional movement screen is based on qualitative analysis with a four-point ranking system (From 0 to 3). To evaluate movement quality, 3-performs the movement correctly without any compensation, complying with standard movement expectations associated with each test; 2-able to complete the movement but must compensate in some way to perform the fundamental movement; 1-unable to complete the movement pattern or is unable to assume the position to perform the movement; 0-pain anywhere in the body.
Measured: 1 day
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted18 Apr 2022
- Study start15 Apr 2022
- Primary completion30 Dec 2022
- Study completion30 Jan 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Musculoskeletal InjuryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Riphah International UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 208 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Aisha Razzaq, MSPT-OMPT, Principal investigator, Riphah International University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05331950
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- RiphahIU Atif Zulfiqar
- Status last verified
- Jan 2023
- First submitted
- 11 Apr 2022
- Last updated
- 2 Feb 2023
- 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 2 Feb 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Predictive and Associated Factors of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Office Workers.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05331950
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- RiphahIU Atif Zulfiqar
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Keywords
- Functional movement screen., Musculoskeletal Injury, Office workers
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 208 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Riphah International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Apr 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Jan 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 18 Apr 2022 (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.
The aim of this research is to find out the factors associated with musculoskeletal injuries among office workers and also determine whether Functional Movement Screen (FMS) can predict musculoskeletal injuries or not? Prospective Cohort study will be done at the offices of Rawalpindi. The sample size is 208. Study duration will be of 6 months. Non probability Purposive Sampling will be used. Tools used in the study are FMS, Fat Caliper, Weighing machine \& Inches tape. Data will be analyzed through SPSS 23.
Detailed description
Musculoskeletal injuries and conditions represent a major public health problem, with significant social, economic, and health consequences. Office workers are forming a major group for musculoskeletal injuries as they have to work for a longer period of time on computer and sitting on a chair. Musculoskeletal discomfort in office workers is commonly caused by poor ergonomic workstation design, psychosocial, physical and organizational risk factor. There are several MSK disorders associated with computer use in people spending more than 9 hours or more every day using computer.
To combat workplace caused mental and physical exhaustion physical activity has been proven to be an efficient. Physical activity is known not to only treat but prevent the occurrence of a fore coming disease. Being physically active will lead to reduced stress levels and increased productivity. The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a physical examination used to measure essential movement patterns in a practical and dynamic way. Functional Movement screen was designed with a purpose of identify body asymmetries, assess mobility and stability within the kinetic chain of whole-body movements and to detect poor quality movement patterns. Other tools like modified Y-balance test have also been used to predict injuries.
Literature review: Previously in a study carried out on firefighters Contreras et al reported that 47% of the participants had an FMS score lower than 14 and they accounted for 72% of the total musculoskeletal injuries.
In another study carried out on Collegiate athletic association Division II athletes the overall prognostic accuracy of the FMS offered a slightly better than 50/50 chance of correctly classifying those most at risk for injury.
A study carried out to find the association between functional fitness scores calculated by FMS and musculoskeletal injury in police officers by Liana Lentz et al suggested that of all the participants, females accounted for 17.9% of the injured subjects.
Previously a study carried out by Michal Pan Tanowitz et al to find factors associated with musculoskeletal injuries in an infantry commanders' course suggested that army operators who sustained a spinal injury have a significantly greater BMI than those who did not, and also increased body fat combined with reduced physical fitness may increase the soldier's risk for injury.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Office workers | – | Other: Office WorkersThe office workers will do their routine job tasks and will be observed through injury predictor (functional movement screen) at baseline and after actual injuries happened 6 months |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 25 to 45 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- office workers spending at least 6 hours per day at work
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- • Both Genders.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- any neuromusculoskeletal injuries
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Office WorkersOffice Workers which will be observed/exposed with different task and different factors | Other | Office workers |
Primary outcome
Functional Movement Screen
Time frame: 1 day
The assessment of Functional movement screen is based on qualitative analysis with a four-point ranking system (From 0 to 3). To evaluate movement quality, 3-performs the movement correctly without any compensation, complying with standard movement expectations associated with each test; 2-able to complete the movement but must compensate in some way to perform the fundamental movement; 1-unable to complete the movement pattern or is unable to assume the position to perform the movement; 0-pain anywhere in the body.
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 2 Feb 2023.
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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.
Aisha Razzaq, MSPT-OMPT principal investigator
Riphah International University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Musculoskeletal Injury, run by Riphah International University at 1 site in Pakistan.
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 1 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 2 Feb 2023. 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 Pakistan. 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?
Functional Movement Screen (time frame: 1 day). 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 2 Feb 2023.