A Study of short-term effects of using shoulder-posture-corrector belts combined with stretching exercise in the management of chronic neck pain in office workers: A randomized single-blind controlled trial
Phase 2
Completed
- Conditions
- Office workers with chronic moderate degree of non-specific neck painNeck pains, office workers, shoulder brace
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Office workers with continuous or intermittent neck pain for at least 3 months, 2. Severity of pain is moderate degree (NRS 3-8 from 10), 3. Sitting duration during working at least 4 hours per day
Exclusion Criteria
1. Diagnosed other causes of neck pain, 2. Receive physical therapy, massage or needling for treatment neck pain within 1 week, 3. Using medication (Paracetamol, NSAIDs, muscle relaxant, opiod) within 1 week, 4. History of severe neck injury, 5. History of neck or shoulder injury, 5. Diagnosed disease of shoulder, 6. Presentation of severe psychiatric disorder, 7. Being pregnancy, 8. Cannot answer the questionnaire due to communication problem, 9. Schedule for taking a leave during 2 weeks of study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eck pain score at 2 weeks after end of the intervention Visual analogue scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cervical range of motion at 2 weeks after end of the intervention Double inclinometers,Forward head posture at 2 weeks after end of the intervention Craniovertebral angle,Neck disability at 2 weeks after end of the intervention Neck disability index thai version,Satisfaction for treatment at 2 weeks after end of the intervention satisfaction likert scale,Compliance of treatment at 2 weeks after end of the intervention Hour of using device per day,Side effect of device using at 2 weeks after end of the intervention Description