Effectiveness exercise therapy in beginning non-specific Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD)

Completed

• Conditions: on-specific Work-Related Upper Limb Disorders (WRULD); Musculoskeletal Diseases; Non-Specific uppper limb disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15872455
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Hospital Maastricht (AZM) (Netherlands)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-08-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 88

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Horizontal numerical Visual Analogue 10 cm Scale (VAS) according to Jensen<br>2. Dichotomous question: do you still suffer from WRULD? Yes/no

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. On disability level Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder, Hand (DASH)<br>2. Health related quality of life by the 36-item Short Form health survey (SF-36)