PosturalMind - Postural Education in the prevention of musculoskeletal pain and postural changes in children in the basic school

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Postural behavior; Musculoskeletal pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000720213
• Lead Sponsor: RECI (Research in Education and Community Intervention)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-05-02
• Last Update Posted: 23 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Young and teenager
- Belonging to the 2nd Basic Education Cycle and the 3rd Basic Education Cycle
- Belonging to the basic schools of the district of Viseu, Leiria and Coimbra
- Students that the parents consented, were analyzed

Exclusion Criteria

- Children with psychiatric disorders compromising locomotion, communication and performance of Daily Life Activities
- Neurological pathology.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analysis a musculoskeletal pain assessment in school age children using questionnaire according to Body Discomfort Scale (Corlett and Bishop, 1976) in order to verify and categorize the pain felt (where 0 corresponded to no pain and 5 to the full amount of pain felt by the subject), and its duration (acute pain, subacute or chronic pain).[At baseline];Analysis an initial postural behavior assessment in school age children using questionnaire according to Postural behavior questionnaire (Rebolho, 2005) and postural changes during the school year.[At baseline ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analyse whether ergonomics postural recommended were implemented, there will be assessed by a personal or telephone contact with teachers and parents[Once a weeks during eight weeks after ergonomics postural recommended .<br>];Postural habits as assessed by questionnaire according to Postural behavior questionnaire (Rebolho, 2005)[4 weeks and 8 weeks after ergonomics postural recommended];Musculoskeletal pain as assessed by questionnaire according to Body Discomfort Scale (Corlett and Bishop, 1976).[4 weeks and 8 weeks after ergonomics postural recommended.<br>]