Musculoskeletal Pain of Neck and Shoulder Area in Female Office Workers: Relations Between Muscle Tone, Stiffness, Pain-pressure Threshold, Self-reported Pain Intensity and Physical Activity.

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04254276

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-05

Start date

2020-03-01

Completion date

2021-05-01

Last updated

2020-02-05

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain

Keywords

Musculoskeletal pain, Muscle tone, Muscle stiffness, Pain-pressure threshold, Neck, Shoulder, Office work

Brief summary

Detailed description

The objective of this study is to determine the differences between neck and shoulder region skeletal muscle tone, stifness, pain-pressure threshold, self-reported pain intensity and physical activity. Participants: 50-100 subjects, all female, aged 20-60 are anticipated. Methods: Skeletal muscle tone and stiffness are measured using myotonometry. Pain-pressure threshold is measured using algometry. Prevalence of neck and shoulder area musculoskeletal pain is recorded using Nordic questionnaire. Self-reported pain intensity is measured using VAS scale. Self-reported physical activity is recorded using Baecke physical activity questionnaire.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

20 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Office work (at least 4 day per week, 8 hours a day with over 50% working with a computer)

Exclusion criteria

* Prior neck trauma, neurological or oncological conditions, recent use of muscle relaxants or painkillers, obesity (BMI of \>30)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Relationship between muscle tone, stiffness and self-reported pain	March 1st 2020 - May 1st 2021	Correlation between muscle tone (Hz), stiffness (N/m) of upper trapezius, levator scapulae and paraspinal upper neck muscles and self-reported neck and shoulder region pain intensity (VAS).

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Relationship between muscle tone, stiffness and pain-pressure threshold	March 1st 2020 - May 1st 2021	Correlation between muscle tone (Hz), stiffness (N/m) and pain-pressure threshold (kPa) of upper trapezius, levator scapulae and paraspinal upper neck muscles in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects.

Contacts

Primary ContactMartin Argus, MSc

martinargus@hotmail.com53414399

Outcome results