Effects of Whole-body Stretching Exercise for Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain and Physical Exertion Among Healthcare Professionals

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthcare Professionals
• Interventions: Other: whole body stretching excercise; Other: educational program

• Registration Number: NCT05811715
• Lead Sponsor: Najran University

Brief Summary

Purpose of the study:To investigate effect of whole-body stretching (WBS) exercise during lunch-break for reducing musculoskeletal pain and physical exertion among healthcare professionals

Detailed Description

This study involved a single-blinded 2-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare the effect of WBS exercise versus control group during lunch-break to reduce symptoms of WRMSDs in healthcare professionals. sixty healthcare professionals were recruited from Najran university hospital, Saudi Arabia. Study objectives and procedure were properly explained and written informed consent was obtained at the beginning of the study. All the participants were randomly assigned into two equal groups A and B.

Group A were received the 30 minutes of whole body stretching class while group B were received an education program which includes ergonomic principles, WRMSDs and their risk factors, as well as manual handling techniques were explained .

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-16
• Primary Completion: 2023-03-15
• Study Completion: 2023-03-15
• Status Verified: 2023-04
• Study First Submitted: 2023-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-04-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-04-01
• Study First Posted: 2023-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 2023-04-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• Full time healthcare professionals with more than one year of experience were eligible to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• Acute musculoskeletal symptoms (pain intensity on visual analogue scale (VAS) > 7)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A	educational program	WBS-Whole body stretching exercise group
Group A	whole body stretching excercise	WBS-Whole body stretching exercise group
Group B	educational program	control group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
musculoskeletal pain	6 Weeks	musculoskeletal pain were assessed by Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire
physical exertion	6 Weeks	physical exertion were assessed by Borg rating of perceived exertion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hashim Ahmed; 🇸🇦 Najrān, Najran, Saudi Arabia