Preventing Neck & Back Pain in Teleworking Office Workers: a Randomized Controlled Trial

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Conditions studied: Neck Pain, Low Back Pain, Back Pain

In brief

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

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04783454

Run by

University Ghent

People needed

600

Starts

2020-11-12

Expected to finish

2028-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2023-11-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 69. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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)

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• Ghent University — Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium (enrolling)

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