Musculoskeletal pain syndrome in the head and shoulder region in professional Singers using digital musical scores

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034000

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-20

Start date

2024-06-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal pain

Interventions

Group 1: The observation group consists of professional singers who use digital and conventional (paper) sheet music in their concerts and rehearsals. To this end, a survey using standardised question

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Consent has been obtained - Sufficient language skills

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - No consent given

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Acute musculoskeltal pain (Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire) before the rehearsal period, after rehearsals and after the concert.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Shoulder & neck pain (Quick-DASH-Questionnaire, Neck-Disability-Index) - Craniovertebral Angle (CVA) - Voice Disability Index	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnke Steinmetz

Physikalische und Rehabilitative Medizin, Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Rehabilitative Medizin, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald

anke.steinmetz@med.uni-greifswald.de+493834867066

Outcome results

None listed

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