Correlation Between Neck Pain and Postural Abnormalities Among Female Office Workers at University of Dammam
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 140
- Primary Endpoint
- Thoracic kyphosis
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This study is a cross sectional study conducted to find out the Correlation between neck pain and postural abnormalities among female office workers at University of Dammam by objective assessments methods.
Eligible participants will sign the consent form followed by filling up demographic data, visual analog scale & neck disability index.
After that, Forward Head posture and Thoracic Kyphosis posture will take place by valid and reliable methods.
Detailed Description
The study population and sampling were calculated by Raosoft sample size calculator using an estimated average of population size 200 and allowing a 5% tolerable error, based on a 95% confidence interval (CI).
About 140 female office workers were targeted from the medical colleges of University of Dammam (UoD); Medicine, Applied Medical Science, Nursing, Dentistry, Clinical Pharmacology and Health Track of preparatory year were recruited into the study (N=140).
The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Dammam (IRB-PGS-2015-03-194).
Eligible individuals for this study were informed of the risks and benefits and were asked to read and sign a written consent form.
Participants' confidentiality was maintained by using a code (number) instead of the participant's name on the data collection form.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Case Only
- Time Perspective
- Cross Sectional
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 28 Years to 40 Years (Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Subjects with/without non-specific neck pain complaint.
- •Age from 28 up to 40 years old.
- •At least 25 working hours a week ( at least 2 hours on computer - at least 3 other office working).
- •More than 5 years of experience as an office worker.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects who had prolonged absence from work anticipated within the past 12 months.
- •Complain of: cervical radiculopathy, migraine, vestibular Dysfunction.
- •Had spinal fracture or surgery.
- •Pregnancy.
- •History of cervical trauma.
- •Comorbid medical conditions as cancer, type 1 diabetes, heart disease.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Thoracic kyphosis
Time Frame: 10 min
by spinal mouse
Disability
Time Frame: 5 min
by Neck Disability Index
pain
Time Frame: 2 min
by VAS
Forward head posture
Time Frame: 10 min
by Myrin's Inclometer/ Goniometer
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Doaa AL-Saleh
DOAA AL-SALEH
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University