Effects of wearing a posture-enhancing T-shirt on subjective pain perception in office workers with self-reported shoulder / neck complaints - a pilot study

Effects of wearing a posture-enhancing T-shirt on subjective pain perception in office workers with self-reported shoulder / neck complaints - a pilot study - Wear-Test Posture Shirt

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025146

Enrollment

Registered

2021-05-20

Start date

2021-05-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

slight shoulder and neck complaints that are subjectively not classified as worthy of treatment.

Interventions

Group 1: -sham shirt: wearing a normal shirt without compressing elements s for 4 weeks Group 2: intervention shirt (Anodyne, Alignmed) wearing a posture enhancing shirt with slight compressing elemen

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 and 65 years, slight self-reported neck / shoulder complaints> 3 months, office work

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: acute neck / shoulder trauma in the last 12 months, currently in medical / therapeutic treatment for neck / shoulder problems, - operations in the neck / shoulder area in the last 12 months, other diseases and / or complaints in this area (e.g. migraines) in the last 12 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Neck disability index (NDI - German version, total score), (Time 0, after 2 and after 4 weeks)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Wear Comfort, Handling of Posture-Shirt, Tragedauer	—

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactHeiner Baur

Berner Fachhochschule, Gesundheit, Physiotherapie

heiner.baur@bfh.ch0041 31 848 4515

Outcome results

None listed

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