The effect of changing sleep posture on spinal symptoms

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Quality of sleep; Lumbar bothersomeness; Lumbar pain; Lumbar stiffness; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Cervical pain; Cervical bothersomeness; Cervical stiffness

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614000707662
• Lead Sponsor: Curtin University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-07-04
• Study Completion: 2017-11-01
• Last Update Posted: 3 February 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

Persons fluent and literate in English who experience spinal pain or stiffness or bothersomeness, greater than or equal to 3/10 on a numerical rating scale (NRS), that is greatest lying in bed or on rising (within 30 minutes) and occurs 4 or more times per month.

Exclusion Criteria

Less than 18 years and greater than 45 years of age, medical conditions or devices that prevent person from sleeping in all postures e.g. severe OA, esophageal reflux, breathing apparatus, late stage pregnancy, co existing medically diagnosed inflammatory conditions or unremitting pain e.g. RA, AS, radicular pain, taking medically prescribed hypnotic or relaxant medications and previously treated by main researcher for spinal pain.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Video analysis determining time spent in each primary and intermediate sleep posture[Baseline<br> 1 month after intervention]<br> ;<br> Numerical Rating Scale: Bothersomeness[Baseline<br> 1 month after intervention<br> 3 months after intervention]<br> ;<br> Numerical Rating Scale: Pain[Baseline<br> 1 month after intervention<br> 3 months after intervention]<br>