male or female office workers walking neck pain physical activity
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the intervention group will be asked to walk to the number of steps calculate by the developed smartphone application in each day.,Participants in the control group will be asked to wa
Experimental Procedure/Surgery,No Intervention No treatment
Walking intervention group ,control group
Sponsors
National Research University Project, Office of Higher Education Commission (WCU-58-003-HR)
Rachadapisek Sompote Fund for Postdoctoral Fellowship,
Chulalongkorn University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Full-time office workers 2. Having risk score for nonspecific neck pain with disability in office workers ≥2 3. Having smartphone
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Having neck pain in the previous 3 months 2. Pregnant or plan to pregnant in the next 12 months 3. Having a history of spinal, intra-abdominal or femoral surgery 4. Having a history of trauma or accidents at the spinal region 5. Being diagnosed by a doctor as having abnormal spinal structures 6. Being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis,ankylosing spondylitis,systemic lupus erythymatosus or osteoporosis 7. Plan to have a vacation during the next 12 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of neckpain during the next 6 months every 1 month, 6 months follow-up questionnaire | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Disability and sick leave due to neck pain every 1 month, 6 months follow-up neck disability index questionnaire,daily walking steps average daily walking steps of week, month, and 6 months smartphone application | — |
Countries
Thailand
Contacts
Public ContactEkalak Sitthipornvorakul
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University
Outcome results
None listed