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Yoga@Work for Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Neck and Shoulder

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Musculoskeletal Pain
Shoulder Pain
Neck Pain
Interventions
Other: Yoga
Registration Number
NCT04313413
Lead Sponsor
Aarogyam UK
Brief Summary

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are disorders of muscles, tendons, joints and nerves which can affect all body parts, although the neck, upper limb and back are the most common areas.

The peer-reviewed literature about workplace prevention describes a variety of interventions that have been implemented and evaluated.but only few studies show sustainable positive effects on symptom outcomes.

Yoga@Work program was developed to self manage pain around neck and shoulder areas among office workers.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
34
Inclusion Criteria
  • Office workers
  • Willing to participate and give consent
  • non specific neck and shoulder pain
Exclusion Criteria
  • neck injury
  • Trauma
  • Cancer related pain
  • psychiatric disorder/ medication
  • Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Yoga@WorkYogaYoga sessions specifically designed for office workers were provided in work settings. participants were given handouts and encouraged to practice in their own time and space during work days.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Neck and Shoulder painFrom baseline to 4-week post intervention

self reported neck and shoulder pain using visual analogue scale on 0 to 10 scale, where 0 is no pain and 10 is worst pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Global Outcomefrom baseline to 5 week post intervention

Patient Global Received Rating of Improvement or Satisfaction

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yog Kulam

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London, United Kingdom

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