Preventing Neck & Back Pain in Teleworking Office Workers: a Randomized Controlled Trial (NCT04783454) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Preventing Neck & Back Pain in Teleworking Office Workers: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Belgium600 participantsStarted 2020-11-12
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a general training program and educational session to prevent neck and/or low back pain in desktop workers
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 69 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria
* age between 18-69 years
* perform regular desktop work (at least 20 hours/week)
* perform desktop work for at least 1 year (employee or student)
Exclusion Criteria:
* documented structural neck- and/or back pathology (confirmed by medical imaging)
* known shoulder or vestibular pathology
* whiplash-associated disorders
* history of surgery in the neck, shoulder, hip, and/or back area
* (history of) chronic pain condition
* serious headache
* serious cardiovascular/metabolic/systemic/neurological conditions
* chronic fatigue syndrome
* fibromyalgia
* psychiatric conditions or history of serious depression
* serious catastrophizing thoughts
* pregnancy or delivery in the past year