CompletedNot Applicable

Feasibility of RCT on the Efficacy of the Osteopathic Consultation in Computer Users

Portugal30 participantsStarted 2019-09-17

Plain-language summary

This study investigates the feasibility of conducting a large scale Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to analyze the efficacy of the osteopathic consultation in reducing the intensity of pain and changing electromyographic activity in the musculature of the neck-shoulder region for the computer user's population.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Uses computer for over five hours daily, for over one year * Reports non-specific pain over the neck-shoulder region Exclusion Criteria: * No neurologic signs or symptoms * No known pathology that could mask the reported pain * No knowledge or experience with osteopathy

What they're measuring

Differences in electrical activity during typing task using surface electromyography

Timeframe: baseline and after 2-4 days of the treatment

Differences in Pressure-pain Threshold (PPT)

Timeframe: baseline and after 2-4 days of the treatment

Difference in the self-reported intensity of pain using the numerical rating scale (NRS)

Timeframe: baseline, after 2-4 days of the treatment and after 1 week of the treatment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04501575

SponsorUniversidade do Porto

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-02-12

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