Effect of an Exercise Program Designed for Orchestral Musicians

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal Disorder
• Interventions: Other: Exercise program and education

• Registration Number: NCT03288688
• Lead Sponsor: Laval University

Brief Summary

This study is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effect of an exercise program designed specifically for orchestral musicians on performance-related musculoskeletal problems (PRMPs). Professional and conservatory-level orchestral musicians will be recruited. Half of the subjects will participate in an 11-week home exercise program and attend three group exercise sessions and an educational presentation on injury prevention, while the other half of the subjects will receive no intervention, and continue their usual activities.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-09-08
• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-18
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-20
• Primary Completion: 2017-11-17
• Study Completion: 2017-11-17
• Status Verified: 2018-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-06-08
• Last Update Posted: 2018-06-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

• professional or freelance orchestral musician, or tertiary-level full-time music student majoring in an orchestral instrument
• able to commit to performing exercises 2 times per week over an 11-week period
• medical condition permitting participation in an exercise program (ie. no serious heart or lung condition that may be exacerbated by physical exertion)

Exclusion Criteria

• presence of musculoskeletal injuries definitively non-related to musical practice or performance
• fewer than 15 hours per week playing their instrument
• corticosteroid infiltration in the 6 weeks preceding recruitment
• prescribed anti-inflammatory drugs or neurontin in the 3 weeks preceding recruitment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exercise program and education	Exercise program and education	An exercise program in the form of home exercise videos will be given to the participants in this group. They will be asked to perform a minimum of two 35-minute exercise sessions per week, over a period of 11 weeks. They will also be required to attend three group exercise sessions, to confirm correct execution of the exercises. A short educational presentation on injury prevention will be offered at the beginning of the study, followed by three informative e-mails over the course of the study.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for professional orchestra Musicians (MPIIQM)	Baseline-11 weeks	A biopsychosocial self-report questionnaire used to obtain demographic and occupational information and to document the intensity and impact of performance-related musculoskeletal pain/problems

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ)	Baseline-11 weeks	Self-report questionnaire on pain/symptom prevalence in the different regions of the body
Global Rating of Change	11 weeks	Questionnaire designed to quantify participants' perceived improvement or deterioration over the course of the study

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CIRRIS; 🇨🇦 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada