Musculoskeletal pain
Conditions
Interventions
Control group: 32 participants, will not receive adjustments at the workplace, will only take a break.
Experimental group: 32 participants, will receive adjustments at the workplace.
Workstation adju
Other
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria were that workers were between 18 and 60 years old, who had an office work routine (at least 4h / day on 5 days a week), who agreed to participate in the study by signing the consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for the study were: BMI greater than 30 kg / m², not having a fixed job or sharing the job with another worker, using a laptop, using two monitors and having surgery in the last six months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improved posture of the head, neck, shoulder and upper back measured by inclinometers. Improvement will be assessed by reducing postural angles in relation to the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reduced discomfort measured using a 100 mm visual analog scale (EVA). Improvement will be assessed by reducing discomfort in relation to the control group.;Reduced pain intensity in the neck, shoulder, upper back, and wrist/hand regions measured by a numerical pain scale (NPS). Improvement will be assessed by reducing pain intensity in relation to the control group. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFernanda;Stefany de Barros;Lee
Universidade Federal de São Carlos;Universidade Federal de São Carlos
Outcome results
None listed