musculoskeletal complaints in the neck, shoulders, upper and lower back
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: interventiongroup: Use of the digital health assistant for 12 weeks during working hours
Group 2: passive controlgroup no internvention
Sponsors
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Full-time employment with at least 75% desk work - Age of majority - musculoskeletal complaints in at least one of the body regions neck, shoulder, upper or lower back greater than or equal to 3 on a scale of 0-10 in the last eight weeks
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -the use of a standing table or a non-height-adjustable standing table - Participation in physiotherapy or other rehabilitation-specific measures in the two weeks before the start of the study and during the entire study period - New participation in other workplace-specific, health-related interventions during the study, e.g. back courses at the workplace -Presence of inflammatory diseases of the musculoskeletal system such as rheumatism or ankylosing spondylitis - Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Musculoskeletal complaints in the neck, shoulders, upper and lower back recorded using a complaint index. This is formed from the current complaints, the maximum complaints and the average complaints using a numerical rating scale from 0 (no complaints to 10 worst imaginable complaints). The complaints are recorded at baseline, after 2 weeks (t1), after 4 weeks (t2), after 8 weeks (t3), after 12 weeks (t4) and follow-up 4 weeks after the end of the intervention - Subjective perception of the effect of the exercises | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subjective perception of sitting times, fluid consumption, e - questions developed specifically for the study Adherence & usage behaviour - recorded trough the health assistant Usability - System Usability Scale | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactKarolin Schmid
Institut für Sport und Sportwissenschaft
Outcome results
None listed