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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN15872455
ISRCTN15872455
Completed
Not Applicable

Postural exercise therapy according to Cesar/Mensendieck and physiotherapy are equally effective on beginning non-specific work-related upper limb disorders in VDU-workers: a controlled, randomised trial with follow-up of one year

niversity Hospital Maastricht (AZM) (Netherlands)0 sites88 target enrollmentAugust 23, 2007

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
on-specific Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD)
Sponsor
niversity Hospital Maastricht (AZM) (Netherlands)
Enrollment
88
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
August 23, 2007
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity Hospital Maastricht (AZM) (Netherlands)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Being VDU\-worker (at least four hours Personal Computer \[PC] per day) at the time of first complaints and being employed in present job for at least three months
  • 2\. Non\-specific WRULD symptoms exist greater than two weeks and less than three months and are purely related to PC work
  • 3\. Aged between 20 and 45 years

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. WRULD symptoms during other daily activities
  • 2\. Specific WRULD
  • 3\. Patients with other diseases of loco motor apparatus
  • 4\. Pregnant patients
  • 5\. Patients on partly or fully sick leave
  • 6\. Patients who received already therapy or postural exercise therapy last five years

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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