Neck Pain, Work-Related Condition
Conditions
Keywords
Office Workers, Clinical trial Protocol, Exercise Therapy, Mobile Application, Neck Pain, Patient compliance, Self-management, Workplace
Brief summary
This study aims to compare the impact of two different methods to administer self-exercises in administrative workers with neck pain: an Artificial Intelligence embedded mobile application and written sheet.
Interventions
OTHERSmartphone application guided exercises
Participants in the intervention group will use a smartphone application to execute a self-rehabilitation program. The app will integrate: * Basic information about neck pain and ergonomic advice. * A series of evaluation questions on pain and function. * Appropriate sets of exercises with videos and instructions. * Daily reminders. * Evaluation reports providing feedback and adherence.
Sponsors
Sana Salah
Amr Chaabeni
University of Monastir
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 63 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* The presence of a chronic NP lasting for more than three months, and a pain level at baseline assessment ≥ 30 (VAS)
Exclusion criteria
* Acute neck pain, neck pain from specific causes (eg; Chronic inflammatory diseases), spine trauma or surgery, cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, and physical therapy treatments in the last six months before baseline assessment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensity | Pain intensity will be assessed at baseline, and at 4, and 8 weeks of follow-up. | Pain intensity assessed using a Visual Analog Scale on a scale from 0 to 100. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Function | Function will be assessed at baseline, and at 4, and 8 weeks of follow-up. | Patient function will be assessed using the neck disability index (NDI). The scale consists of a set of questions addressing various aspects of neck pain and its influence on activities such as personal care, lifting, reading, working, and recreation |
| Quality of life measure | Quality of life will be assessed at baseline, and at 4, and 8 weeks of follow-up. | The short form 12 (SF-12) will be used to measure health-related Quality of life. The SF-12 is a shorter version of the short form 36 (SF-36) and is used to assess individual's physical and mental well-being. |
| Patient adherence | Patient adherence will be assessed at 4, and 8 weeks of follow-up. | Adherence will be measured using a frequency-based response scale (ie; never, seldom, often, almost always, and always) adapted from the adherence scale of Sluijs et al. (Phys Ther 1993) |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal disorders | Assessed at baseline | Musculoskeletal disorders comprise: Osteoarthrities, Rheumatic arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Tendinopathies. |
| Gender | Assessed at baseline | Gender: Female, Male. |
| Time spent in front of computer | Assessed at baseline | Time spent in front of computer: average number of daily hours spent in front of computer. |
| Work seniority | Assessed at baseline | Work seniority: Length of work service (years). |
| Age | Assessed at baseline | Age in terms of years |
| Body mass index (BMI) | Assessed at baseline | BMI is calculated as follows: BMI = kg/m2 where kg is a person's weight in kilograms and m2 is their height (in metres) squared. |
| Comorbidities | Assessed at baseline | Comorbidities comprise: Diabetes, Hypertension, Thyroid disorders, Cardiovascular and Lung diseases, and Cancer history. |
Contacts
Primary ContactAnis Jellad, Professor
Outcome results
None listed