Clinical trials: Shoulder and Neck
Occupational Exposure, Musculoskeletal Pain
Can Work be Organized to Become More Health Promoting for Employees in Home Care Services?
This is a two-group, cluster randomized controlled trial designed to assess a health promoting intervention in the home care sector.
- Conditions
- Occupational Exposure, Musculoskeletal Pain, Work-related Injury, Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- GoldiCare (NCT05487027)
- Testing
- Goldilocks work principle
- Where
- 11 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain
Multiple-component Workplace FRamed Intervention to Decrease Occupational Muscle Pain - FRIDOM
Several RCT studies have aimed to reduce either musculoskeletal disorders, sickness presenteeism, sickness absenteeism or a combination of these among females with high physical work demands.
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Lifestyle
- Trial name
- FRIDOM (NCT02843269)
- Testing
- Multi-component lifestyle intervention
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain
Quantification of Upper Trapezius Muscle Stiffness Using Supersonic Shear Wave Imaging: Efficacy of Workplace-based Exercise Programme to Reduce Neck and Shoulder Disorders in Working Population
Objectives: (1) To examine the upper trapezius muscle stiffness using SSI in workers with and without neck/shoulder disorders; and (2) to develop a workplace-based exercise programme to reduce upper trapezius muscle stiffness and…
- Trial name
- NCT04144764
- Testing
- Workplace-based exercise, Ergonomic advice and education
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Forward Head Posture, Sagittal Cervical Malalignment
Comparison Of The Neck And Scapular Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Exercises On Postural Disorders, Scapular Dyskinesia And Round Shoulders in Individuals With Cervical Sagittal Alignment Disorder.
In modern society, repetitive and monotonous activities are increasing due to the decrease in general physical activity, the development of the information technology industry, and time culture flow.
- Conditions
- Forward Head Posture, Sagittal Cervical Malalignment, Rounded Shouler, Scapular Dyskinesis
- Trial name
- NCT04865926
- Testing
- Scapular and Neck Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation exercises, McKenzie and Kendall exercises
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain, Office Workers
Alterations in Central Control of Shoulder Muscles in Office Workers With Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain
Non-specific chronic neck pain (NCNP) is commonly seen in office workers. Individuals with NCNP not only demonstrate impaired neck movement control and muscle activation, but also show abnormal scapular kinematics and muscle…
- Conditions
- Non-specific Chronic Neck Pain, Office Workers, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Neuromuscular Control
- Trial name
- NCT05000177
- Testing
- 30-minute computer typing task, 30-minute rest
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Primary Body Region (Arranged Most Common to Least), Lumbar/SI
ATI Evidence-based Guide Investigating Clinical Services
The goal of this study is to evaluate how standard-of-care outpatient rehabilitation is delivered and how variation in care delivery mechanisms relates to clinical outcomes, service utilization, and value in patients receiving…
- Conditions
- Primary Body Region (Arranged Most Common to Least), Lumbar/SI, Knee, Shoulder
- Trial name
- AEGIS (NCT02285868)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ATI Holdings, LLC
Computer Vision Syndrome, Asthenopia
Yogic Eye Exercises for Computer Vision Syndrome in Female Design Students
Computer vision syndrome (CVS) is a cluster of eye and musculoskeletal complaints - dryness, redness, blurred vision, foreign body sensation, excessive tearing, and neck, shoulder or back pain - that arises from prolonged work at…
- Conditions
- Computer Vision Syndrome, Asthenopia, Eye Strain, Dry Eye
- Trial name
- NCT07816419
- Testing
- Yogic eye exercise programme
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Low Back Pain, Neck Pain
Risk Screening and Assessment of Shoulder, Neck and Lower Back Discomfort.
Identifying high-risk factors that may lead to shoulder, neck and lower back discomfort and contributing to the primary prevention of disease progression.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04971616
- Testing
- Demographic data and range of motion.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Oral Cancer, AI (Artificial Intelligence)
AI-based Physiotherapy Evaluation System for Range of Motion in Oral Cancer Patients
This study aims to evaluate the validity and reliability of a novel AI-based physiotherapy evaluation system for measuring oromandibular and neck-shoulder range of motion (ROM).
- Trial name
- NCT07509619
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Non-specific Neck Pain, Playing Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Kinematics and Muscle Activation of Scapula in Upper String Players With Neck Pain
This study will analyze and compare scapular kinematics and muscle activation patterns between upper string musicians with and without neck pain during arm elevation and playing tasks (open strings, scales, musical pieces)…
- Trial name
- NCT07448857
- Testing
- motion capture system, surface electromyography
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Non-specific Pain of the Neck and Shoulder
Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck (VIMS) - Industrial Workers
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of specific resistance training on neck/shoulder pain in industrial workers.
- Trial name
- VIMS (NCT01071980)
- Testing
- Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 522 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Effect of Personal Versus Video Instruction in Elastic Resistance Exercise on Technical Execution (IRMA05)
Resistance training is widely used in training and rehabilitation. During recent years elastic resistance training has become increasingly popular for preventing or relieving neck/shoulder/arm pain among sedentary employees.
- Trial name
- IRMA05 (NCT01543893)
- Testing
- Video instruction, Personal instruction
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Attention Concentration Difficulty, Neck Pain
Microbreaks in the OR to Mitigate High Physical and Mental Demands
Will targeted intraoperative exercises performed by surgeons during surgery, mitigate high physical and mental demands while enhancing performance during surgical procedures?
- Conditions
- Attention Concentration Difficulty, Neck Pain, Back Pain, Shoulder Pain
- Trial name
- OR-STRETCH (NCT02565394)
- Testing
- Micro Break with Dynamic Exercise Activities
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain
Yoga@Work for Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Neck and Shoulder
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are disorders of muscles, tendons, joints and nerves which can affect all body parts, although the neck, upper limb and back are the most common areas.
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04313413
- Testing
- Yoga
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarogyam UK
Scapular Pain
The Correlation Between Neck Posture and Scapular Posture & the Effect Stabilization Exercises for the Scapula
Recently, many office workers and young people have postural abnormalities, including forward head posture (FHP) and rounded shoulder posture (RSP).
- Trial name
- NCT07500571
- Testing
- Self-Exercise only, Professional exercise rehabilitation therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital
Myofascial Pain, Neck Pain
Dry Needling vs Dry Needling With ES in Patients With Neck/Shoulder Pain
First, we aim to determine if there is a difference in the rate of improvement, as measured by the Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Numerical Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), across a 6 week treatment period between those treated with DN…
- Conditions
- Myofascial Pain, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03638388
- Testing
- Dry needling (DN), Dry needling with intramuscular electrical stimulation (DNES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kindyle Brennan
Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder
Dutch Version Fear-Avoidance Component Scale (FACS)
Chronic musculoskeletal disorders such as low back and neck pain are responsible for an enormous global burden. Fear-avoidance (FA) can be a predictor for the transition from subacute to chronic low back pain.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder, Fear of Pain, Fear of Injury
- Trial name
- NCT03994861
- Testing
- Assessment of disability and behavior (by questionnaires)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Musculoskeletal Pain, Low Back Pain
Effective Methods of Reducing Lower Back, Neck and Shoulder Pain Among Office Workers
Background:Musculoskeletal discomforts (MSD), especially in the neck, lower back and shoulder areas, are some of the most common issues among office workers.
- Trial name
- NCT02874950
- Testing
- office exercise training, ergonomic modification, Exercise and ergonomic
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain
Surgeons Can Avoid Lasting Pain Through Exercise Literacy
The physical demands of surgery are in many ways similar to those of high-performance athletes. No professional athlete would consider performing without careful attention to strengthening and physical preparedness, yet surgeons…
- Trial name
- SCAPEL (NCT05175443)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Timothy Uhl
Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain
The Effects of Posture CS and STM on Reducing Shoulder and Neck Pain in Breastfeeding Mothers
Breastfeeding, though essential for the nourishment and development of newborns, often imposes significant musculoskeletal strain on mothers, particularly in the neck and shoulder regions.
- Trial name
- NCT07037056
- Testing
- Shoulder and Neck Strengthening + Postural Correction Exercises, Shoulder and Neck Strengthening + soft tissue mobilization
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Superior University