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Occurrence of joint and muscle pain and evaluation of working posture amongst the sewing machine operators in a garment industry.

Prevalence of work related musculoskeletal disorders and analysis of working posture using rapid entire body assessment tool amongst the sewing machine operators in a garment industry: A cross sectional study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/05/018892
Enrollment
100
Registered
2019-05-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

MGM College of Physiotherapy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Sewing machine operators having experience of at least 1 year. 2. Motorized pedal sewing machine. 3. Minimum of 8 -10 hours of work per day. 4. Tailors primarily involved in stitching garments. 6. Tailors performing task by sitting on the chair.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Musculoskeletal pain prior to entering sewing machine operation profession. 2. Spinal, lower limb and upper limb surgeries. 3. Suffering from inflammatory joint diseases. 4. Pregnant tailors.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Ã?rebro Musculoskeletal pain questionnaire. 2. Rapid entire body assessment (REBA). 3. Quick exposure Check Tool (QEC) 4.International Physical Activity Questionnaire.Timepoint: 1 day

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.International Physical Activity Questionnaire.Timepoint: 1 day

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKavita Bosmia

MGM College of Physiotherapy

pothirajpt@gmail.com09769497441

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026