Effects of a smartphone game to facilitate active neck movements on the incidence of neck pain among office workers: a 6-month cluster-randomised controlled trial

Effects of a game on a smartphone to prevent non-specific neck pain among office workers: a 6-month cluster-randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20220819007

Enrollment

Registered

2022-08-19

Start date

2022-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Healthy office workers with high risk of neck pain Musculoskeletal diseases Video games Exercise Prevention

Interventions

The PilotGold application requires a player to control an airplane in front of them by moving their head to different directions included as flexion, extension, rotation, and lateral flexion. The Pilo

Experimental Device,Placebo Comparator Device

PilotGold application,Seat pad

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 and 55, 2. Worked full-time, 3. Possessed a minimum of one year of experience in their current position, 4. Considered at risk of non-specific neck pain as determined by a Neck Pain Risk Score for Office Workers greater than or equal 2, 5. Participants needed to have a smartphone with specific requirement i.e., an Android version greater than or equal 10 with at least 6 GB of RAM or iOS version greater than or equal 11 with 650 MB of available storage space.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Had reported experiencing neck pain within the preceding 6 months, 2. Had pregnant, intended to become pregnant within the next 6 months, 3. Had a history of cervical region trauma or accidents, or had a history of spinal issues. 4. Engaged in regular exercise, 5. Diagnosed with congenital spine anomalies, rheumatoid arthritis, spinal or disc infections, ankylosing spondylitis, spondylolisthesis, spondylosis, spinal tumors, systemic lupus erythematosus, or osteoporosis.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
6 months incidence of neck pain At 0,1,2,3,4,5, and 6 months of intervention and control Pain or no pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Perceived neck discomfort Baseline,1,2,3,4,5, and 6 months of the intervention and control group Borg CR-10 scale,Pain and disability The intervention and control groups who experienced neck pain at its initial occurrence Numeric rating scale and neck disability index,Quality of life, work ability, and active cervical range of motion Baseline and 6 months of the intervention and control group Short forms 36 Survey version 2, work ability index, and cervical range of motion goniometer	—

Measure

Time frame

Perceived neck discomfort Baseline,1,2,3,4,5, and 6 months of the intervention and control group Borg CR-10 scale,Pain and disability The intervention and control groups who experienced neck pain at its initial occurrence Numeric rating scale and neck disability index,Quality of life, work ability, and active cervical range of motion Baseline and 6 months of the intervention and control group Short forms 36 Survey version 2, work ability index, and cervical range of motion goniometer

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Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactNatchanon Intipanya

Chulalongkorn university

6370006037@student.chula.ac.th0812695475

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026