The Effect of Posture Shirts on Posture During Functional Tasks

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Device: Posture shirt; Device: Compression shirt

• Registration Number: NCT03855839
• Lead Sponsor: University College of Northern Denmark

Brief Summary

This study investigates the effect of a posture shirt on posture during functional tasks such as office work.

Detailed Description

Poor posture have historically been blamed for pain and disability in the general population. A treatment-strategy that have gain popularity in recent years is the use of a posture shirt which is a compressive shirt designed and marketed to the general public and health service providers as a way to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort. This study will investigate the effect of posture shirts on posture.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-04-26
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-08
• Study Completion: 2018-05-08
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Study First Submitted: 2019-02-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-02-24
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-03-04
• Last Update Posted: 2019-03-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy participants

• Pain free healthy participants
• Able to speak, read and understand Danish

Exclusion Criteria

• Healthy participants

• Pain from the back, neck or shoulder area during the past 3 months
• Any discomfort in relation to computer use
• Lack of ability to cooperate

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Healthy participants	Posture shirt	Participants will be ask to perform a repetitive upper limb task while posture is being monitored.This will be done while wearing a posture shirt, compression shirt or no shirt.
Healthy participants	Compression shirt	Participants will be ask to perform a repetitive upper limb task while posture is being monitored.This will be done while wearing a posture shirt, compression shirt or no shirt.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Posture	Within session (2hr)	Posture will be determined by measuring head and shoulder angles during a functional task

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Experienced pain	Within session (2hr)	Any potential pain during the functional tasks will be monitored using a 0-11 numeric rating scale (NRS) with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain.
Concentration during task	Within session (2hr)	Two questions regarding concentration during task was asked: (Q1: I had to concentrate to do the task, Q2: My concentration was constant throughout the task) were scores using a 5 point Likert scale (1: Strongly disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neither agree nor disagree; 4: Agree; 5: Strongly agree).
Consciousness of posture during task	Within session (2hr)	Two questions regarding consciousness of posture during task was asked (Q1: I was conscious about how I was sitting in the beginning of the task , Q2: I was conscious about how I was sitting at the end of the task) was scored using a 5 point Likert scale (1: Strongly disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neither agree nor disagree; 4: Agree; 5: Strongly agree).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark; 🇩🇰 Aalborg, Denmark