Evaluation of the Relationship Between Neck Pain and Ergonomic Factors in Office Workers

Completed

• Conditions: Disability Physical; Neck Pain; Ergonomic Factors
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: A self-administered questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT04821024
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

Brief Summary

The current study aimed to explore the associations between disability levels and occupational risk factors in computer-using office workers with neck pain.

Detailed Description

This is a cross-sectional study. All participants will provide informed consent before participating in the study. The study will be conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration criteria. Data will be collected using questionnaires, which include information on demographic, clinical, and occupational ergonomic conditions.

Patients will be divided into 2 groups as mild-moderate and severe disabled according to their neck disability index values and will be analyzed statistically.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-03-26
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-29
• Primary Completion: 2021-04-20
• Study Completion: 2021-04-20
• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-20
• Last Update Posted: 2021-05-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• aged between 18 and 55,
• working on computer,
• having neck pain at least three months.

Exclusion Criteria

• reporting pregnancy,
• having a history of accidents,
• trauma or surgery in the neck region,
• congenital anomaly of the spine,
• rheumatologic disease,
• osteoporosis,
• spondylosis,
• spondylolisthesis,
• infection of the spine
• cervical disc herniation,
• tumor.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
high disability	A self-administered questionnaire	Those whose neck disability index value is 35 and above
mild-moderate disability	A self-administered questionnaire	Those whose neck disability index value is 5-34

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
neck disability index	1 interview day	The Neck Disability Index (NDI) is a self-report questionnaire used to determine how neck pain affects a patient's daily life and to assess the self-rated disability of patients with neck pain
Rapid Office Strain Assessment	1 interview day	Rapid Office Strain Assessment is a method that determined the potential ergonomic risk factors computer position, computer screen position, head, and back position, and mouse position.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Research and Training Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Bahçelievler, Turkey