The Effects of Video Based Cervical and Thoracal Posture Exercises on Office Workers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Inactivity; Quality of Life

• Registration Number: NCT05608473
• Lead Sponsor: İlke KARA, PT

Brief Summary

Aim of this study was investigate the effects of video-based cervical and thoracic postural exercises on muscle strength and endurance, hand grip strength, head-neck posture, quality of life and patient satisfaction in office workers.

Detailed Description

60 office workers between the ages of 25-65 were included in the study. Participants were randomly divided into Exercise group (EG, n=30) and Control group (KG, n=30). The video-based postural exercises were uploaded to the computers of the EG participants. They were asked to perform the exercises simultaneously with the video, 3 days a week for a total of 6 weeks. The control group was given one session of training on postural exercises. Cervical and scapular muscle strength and endurance, grip strength, craniovertebral angle, muscle endurance and strength, grip strength and head-neck posture measurements were made before the study and at the end of the 6th week. In addition, quality of life and satisfaction were evaluated with questionnaires.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-04-30
• Study Completion: 2022-04-30
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-01
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-09
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• To be an office worker for at least 3 years
• To be literate

Exclusion Criteria

• History of cervical, thoracic or shoulder surgeries
• Exercising regularly for the last 6 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Head-Neck Posture	At the end of the 6th week	Two markers were placed on the spinous process of C7 and targus of the ear. The angle was measured on the image taken with a digital camera.
Muscle Strength	At the end of the 6th week	The cervical and scapular muscle strength was meausured with a Hand Held dynamometer (Lafayette Manual Muscle Test System™/ Model 01163-Lafayette Instrument Company, Lafayette, Indiana). Measurements were repeated three times, the average value was recorded.
Handgrip Strength	At the end of the 6th week	Hand grip strength was assessed using a hand dynamometer (Jamar dynamometer / Promedics Ltd., Blackburn, Lancashire, UK) in a sitting position. The highest value from the three measurements was recorded.
Muscle Endurance	At the end of the 6th week	The muscular endurance of the deep cervical flexors was evaluated with the cranio-cervical flexion test. For general cervical flexor muscles, 0.5 kg weight was placed on the cervical region of the participant. The participant was asked to perform 10° cervical flexion while in cervical retraction, and the time he/she maintained this position was recorded. And for the trapezius and serratus anterior muscles, Scapular muscular endurance test was used.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
General Health	At the end of the 6th week	The QoL was assessed with the Short Form-36 QoL questionnaire administered under the supervision of the investigator. The SF-36 measures eight scales: physical functioning (PF), role physical (RP), bodily pain (BP), general health (GH), vitality (VT), social functioning (SF), role emotional (RE), and mental health (MH). A score of zero indicates poor health, and a score of 100 indicates good health.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dokuz Eylul University; 🇹🇷 İzmir, Turkey