Spinal pain among school children: Epidemiology and risk factors
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/05/042691
- Lead Sponsor
- Meenakshi Academy of Higher Education and Research
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All school attending children in primary, middle and secondary education aged 5 to 15 years of selected schools will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
Children using mobility aids, with permanent and/or congenital musculoskeletal impairments, and recently diagnosed musculoskeletal injuries will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Spinal pain (both point and period 12 months)defined by self-reporting and Nordic pain questionnaireTimepoint: 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method BMI, spinal ROM, spinal muscle strength, and observation spinal deformities. <br/ ><br>Behavioural factors: physical activity, sitting time, TV/mobile consumptions, furnitures. frequency of pain, and intensity of pain. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1 year