To check the weight of school bags of children and to check its relation with problems of musculoskeletal system and to form protocol to reduce the weight of school bags

An operational study to assess the weight of school bags and its correlation with problems of musculoskeletal system and to develop the strategies to reduce the weight of school bags among school children studying in selected Private and Government Schools of Chandigarh(2017-19)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Observational

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2018/09/015579

Enrollment

800

Registered

2018-09-04

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children from Nursery to 10th class studying in Private and Government schools and are willing to participate.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children having congenital musculoskeletal problems.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Reduce the weight of school bagsTimepoint: 4months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improve the posture.Timepoint: 4months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactMeenakshi

National Institute of Nursing Education PGIMER Chandigarh

sushmadrsaini@gmail.com9888038248

Outcome results