CompletedNot Applicable

Workplace Exercises Versus Home-based Exercises on Pain and Function Among Office Workers With Non-specific Low Back Pain

Egypt57 participantsStarted 2025-06-01

Plain-language summary

The study was done to investigate the differences between workplace exercises and home-based exercises on pain, function, quality of life, and posture (pelvic inclination angle and lumbar lordotic angle) among office workers with non-specific low back pain

Who can participate

Age range25 Years – 40 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Forty-eight patients with non-specific low back pain of both genders; their ages will range from 25 to 40 years old.
✓. Three years of experience at least
✓. Eight to ten hours of daily work, at least.
✓. Work for 5 days per week.
✓. Reported pain intensity from 3 to 7 on a visual analogue scale.
✓. Office Workers with body mass index (25 - 29.9 kg/m².
✓. Low physical activity levels according to the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (short form).

Exclusion criteria

✕. Spine pathology.
✕. Back surgical operations.
✕. Congenital anomalies.
✕. Cardiopulmonary and neurological diseases
✕. Pregnancy.
✕. Postural deformities.
✕. Inflammatory diseases.

What they're measuring

assessment of pain intensity

Timeframe: at baseline and after 4 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07297680

SponsorCairo University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-09-01

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