Clinical trial NCT06019403: Association Between a Healthy Lifestyle Behavior and Musculoskeletal Pain
Official title: Association Between a Healthy Lifestyle Behavior and Musculoskeletal Pain: an Online Cross-sectional Survey
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Neck Pain
Low Back Pain
Temporomandibular Pain
Keywords: Lifestyle
Cross-sectional
Musculoskeletal pain
Survey
Lead sponsor: Université Catholique de Louvain
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique
First posted: 2023-08-31
Enrollment: 1188
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Any adult (\> 18 years old), male or female, living in Belgium, can complete the questionnaire.

The study population will include only adults, men and women, living in Belgium, who have access to the Internet.

Brief summary: Objective: The aim of this online cross-sectional survey is to determine the association between a combination of lifestyle factors and the presence of musculoskeletal pain (neck pain, low back pain and/or temporomandibular pain), in the Belgian adult population.

Methods: Belgian adults from the general population will be recruited using non-probability sampling (convenience and snowballing). The survey will be available online for a period of 6 months on LimeSurvey software. Multivariable logistic regression analyses will be performed to determine the association between a combination of lifestyle factors (sleep, physical activity, stress, weight, smoking, nutrition) and the presence of musculoskeletal pain.

Discussion: The results of the study will provide data about associations between a combination of lifestyle factors and the presence of musculoskeletal pain. This could strengthen current evidence about the importance of adhering to a healthy lifestyle and improve understanding of its association with musculoskeletal pain.

Detailed description: Background: Numerous studies have evaluated the association between some lifestyle factors (e.g., physical activity, sleep, stress) and the presence of musculoskeletal pain (neck pain, low back pain or temporomandibular pain). However, the vast majority of them studied only one lifestyle factor at a time, included specific populations (e.g., workers, nurses), or did not use validated questionnaires. Very few studies to date have investigated the combination of several lifestyle factors. Assessing a single factor does not represent reality, since lifestyle factors are correlated with each other (adherence to some encourages adherence to others, as does non-adherence).

Objective: The aim of this online cross-sectional survey is to determine the association between a combination of lifestyle factors and the presence of musculoskeletal pain (neck pain, low back pain and/or temporomandibular pain), in the Belgian adult population.

Methods: Belgian adults from the general population will be recruited using non-probability sampling (convenience and snowballing). The survey will be available online for a period of 6 months on LimeSurvey software. The questionnaire will include questions about general data, presence of musculoskeletal pain (neck pain, low back pain and temporomandibular pain), and lifestyle factors (sleep, physical activity, stress, weight, smoking, nutrition). Multivariable logistic regression analyses will be performed to determine the association between the combination of lifestyle factors and the presence of musculoskeletal pain. Musculoskeletal pains (neck, low back, temporomandibular) will be analyzed separately and together (multisite pain). As sex seems to play a role in the presence of musculoskeletal pain, different analyses will be performed according to sex (both sexes, males only, females only). Potential confounding and modifying factors (e.g., age, anxiety, depression,...) will be included in the multivariable logistic regression models. Results will be presented using odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals.

Discussion: The results of the study will provide data about associations between a combination of lifestyle factors and the presence of musculoskeletal pain. This could strengthen current evidence about the importance of adhering to a healthy lifestyle and improve understanding of its association with musculoskeletal pain. These findings could help clinicians manage these musculoskeletal pains, by considering the role a lifestyle behavior may have on them.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age over 18 years (adults), males or females, living in Belgium
* To understand French and/or Dutch
* To be able to provide informed consent
* To have access to the Internet

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age under 18 years
* Inability to complete the questionnaire
* Inability to provide informed consent

Primary outcomes:
measure: Neck pain (in the last 30 days)
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
measure: Low back pain (in the last 30 days)
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
measure: Temporomandibular pain (in the last 30 days)
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
measure: Multisite pain (in the last 30 days)
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
measure: Tobacco consumption
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
measure: Sleep quality
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
measure: Physical activity
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
measure: Consumption of fruits and vegetables
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
measure: Perceived stress
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
measure: Body mass index
timeFrame: Baseline (at the time of completing the questionnaire)
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bruxelles
country: Belgium
facility: Université Catholique de Louvain
Study officials:
affiliation: Université Catholique de Louvain
name: Laurent Pitance, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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