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Evaluation of the effect of using Adjustable Tables on Posture problems, Body Pain, and Caloric Expenditure in high school adolescents: a crossover clinical trial

Evaluation of the effect of using Standing Desks on Postural Deviations, Musculoskeletal Pain symptoms, and Energy Expenditure in high school adolescents: a crossover clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-3b3fc72
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-08-28
Start date
2024-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain

Interventions

This is a two-arm crossover randomized clinical trial, where the group will be randomized. The experimental group will be 20 students, using vertical and adjustable tables. Only one class will receive

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG)
Lead Sponsor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG)
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
14 Years to 21 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Second year high school students; aged 14 to 21; both sexes; duly enrolled in the year 2024 at the Federal Institute of Rio Grande do Sul - IFRS, Rio Grande campus; who agree to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students with physical and/or cognitive limitations that prevent them from completing self-administered questionnaires and carrying out physical assessments and postural assessments on their own; students who are pregnant or breastfeeding; students outside the age range of 14 to 21

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The photographic recording method from the PhysioCode Posture (PCP) application before and after the intervention with adjustable tables, is expected to improve the students' posture

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The method to identify caloric expenditure from the accelerometer during the intervention with adjustable tables, an increase in energy expenditure of at least 7 calories is expected;Improvement of musculoskeletal discomfort is expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactElizabet da Silva

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG)

betssaes@gmail.com+55(53)999747607

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)