Prevalence of flight-related Neck and Back pain among military aircrew

Prevalence, Risk factors and Operational Impact of Flight-Related Neck and Back Pain among Military Helicopter Aircrew - Prevalence, Risk factors and Operational Impact of Flight-Related Neck and Back Pain among Military Helicopter Aircrew

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON58413

Enrollment

100

Registered

2026-02-04

Start date

2026-06-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-07-20

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Conditions

Neck and back complaints Neck and back pain

Interventions

This study does not examine an intervention. However, it does mark the start of an annual survey of this type, which will allow us to investigate interventions to prevent the prevalence of neck and ba

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Military helicopter Aircrew (example, Loadmasters, pilots)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non military, non flying duty on a military helicopter

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Prevalence and progression of neck and back complaints among military aircrewRisk factors and risk groups (role, tasks, airframe type) for the development of neck and back pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Impact on deployability of these complaints (missed hours, not fit-to-fly status)Amount of (medical) specialist care received	—

Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactLL Beenhakker

Commando Lucht- en Ruimtestrijdkrachten

ll.beenhakker@mindef.nl0613223465

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 23, 2026