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A survey to understand how work habits and daily activities affect back pain in home-based women entrepreneurs.

Identification of factors affecting non specific low back pain in home based female entrepreneurs: A cross-sectional Study. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097536
Enrollment
150
Registered
2025-11-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M53- Other and unspecified dorsopathies, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Ambreen Almas
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Female subjects aged between 18 and 50 years. Home-based business entrepreneurs. Engaged in sedentary work (e.g., tutoring, writing, designing, content writing, data entry) for at least 4 hours per day. May or may not have non-specific low back pain (NSLBP). If NSLBP is present, duration should be more than 1 week but less than 12 weeks. Willing to provide informed consent. Able to read, understand, and complete the questionnaire independently.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Diagnosed with a specific cause of low back pain (e.g., spinal fracture, infection, malignancy, herniated disc). Presence of neurological symptoms (e.g., radiculopathy, bowel or bladder dysfunction). Pregnant women. History of psychiatric illness or currently undergoing psychological treatment. Incomplete or inconsistent responses in the questionnaire.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain: Measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), where participants rate their low back pain from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain possible).Timepoint: 6 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Psychological Stress: Measured using the Cohen s Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10). Physical Health: Measured through height, weight, BMI, daily sleep hours (self-reported), & weekly moderate/strenuous physical activity (self-reported). Quality of Life: Assessed using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire. Demographic Details: Collected via standardized questionnaires, including age, education, employment, income, smoking, alcohol use, & comorbidities. Social Factors: Assessed via questionnaire, including household workload, ergonomic work conditions, social isolation, access to healthcare, & role-related stressors.Timepoint: 6 weeks

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Pragya Kumar

Amity Institute of health allied and sciences, Amity university Noida

pkumar24@amity.edu9878529787

Outcome results

None listed

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