Effectiveness of a smart seat in preventing neck and low back pain among high-risk office workers: a 12-month prospective cluster-RCT

The Thailand Research Fund: Research2Biz0 个研究点目标入组 200 人开始时间: 2019年1月11日最近更新: 2024年8月19日

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•1)are full-time office workers (working for an average of at least 40 hours per week);
•2)age between 23-55 years;
•3)have body mass index (BMI) 18.5-25 kg/m2 (Anuurad et al., 2003) (BMI will be calculated from a subject's weight in kilograms (kg) divided by his or her height in meters squared. Height and weight will be measure by height meter and weighing apparatus respectively);
•4)have at least 5 years of experience in the office work;
•5)are at risk of nonspecific neck pain evaluated by the Neck Pain Risk Score for Office Workers (score more than or equal 2)(Paksaichol et al., 2014) or nonspecific low back pain evaluated by Back Pain Risk Score for Office Workers (score more than or equal 53) (Janwantanakul et al., 2015);
•6)report prolonged sitting as one of the aggravating factors of neck or low back pain in one of previous episodes (Dankaerts et al., 2006a);
•7)possess a smart phone with Android or iOS systems.

•1)have neck or low back pain in the previous 6 months;
•2)have chronic neck or low back pain;
•3)have a history of trauma or accidents at the spinal region;
•4)have a history of spinal, intra-abdominal and femoral surgery;
•5)have a sign of neurological deficit over the upper or lower extremities;
•6)are diagnosed by doctor as having abnormal spinal structure;
•7)are diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, gout, tumor, systemic lupus erythymatosus (SLE) or osteoporosis;
•8)are pregnant;
•9)use any medicine that related to the musculoskeletal problems;
•10) have hemorrhoids, wound, contusion at the buttock and thigh region.

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The Thailand Research Fund: Research2Biz