The Effect of Posture Shirts on Posture During Functional Tasks

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study investigates the effect of a posture shirt on posture during functional tasks such as office work.

Detailed Description
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Poor posture have historically been blamed for pain and disability in the general population. A treatment-strategy that have gain popularity in recent years is the use of a posture shirt which is a compressive shirt designed and marketed to the general public and health service providers as a way to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort. This study will investigate the effect of posture shirts on posture.

Official Title
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The Effect of Posture Shirts on Posture During Functional Tasks in Healthy Participants.

Conditions
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Healthy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Device: Posture shirt
* Device: Compression shirt


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: - Healthy participants Pain free healthy participants Able to speak, read and understand Danish Exclusion Criteria: - Healthy participants Pain from the back, neck or shoulder area during the past 3 months Any discomfort in relation to computer use Lack of ability to cooperate

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Healthy participants<br>Participants will be ask to perform a repetitive upper limb task while posture is being monitored.This will be done while wearing a posture shirt, compression shirt or no shirt. | Device: Posture shirt<br>* Posture shirts are designed, and marketed to the general public and health service providers to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort.<br>Device: Compression shirt<br>* Compression shirts are designed for recreational sport activities and can be bought in any local sports store<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Posture | Posture will be determined by measuring head and shoulder angles during a functional task | Within session (2hr) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Experienced pain | Any potential pain during the functional tasks will be monitored using a 0-11 numeric rating scale (NRS) with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain. | Within session (2hr) | 
| Concentration during task | Two questions regarding concentration during task was asked: (Q1: I had to concentrate to do the task, Q2: My concentration was constant throughout the task) were scores using a 5 point Likert scale (1: Strongly disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neither agree nor disagree; 4: Agree; 5: Strongly agree). | Within session (2hr) | 
| Consciousness of posture during task | Two questions regarding consciousness of posture during task was asked (Q1: I was conscious about how I was sitting in the beginning of the task , Q2: I was conscious about how I was sitting at the end of the task) was scored using a 5 point Likert scale (1: Strongly disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neither agree nor disagree; 4: Agree; 5: Strongly agree). | Within session (2hr) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Posture, Muscle activity, Posture corrective shirts