Clinical trial NCT04803760: Evaluation of the Relationship Between Neck Pain and Ergonomic Factors in Office Workers
Official title: Evaluation of the Relationship Between Neck Pain and Ergonomic Factors in Office Workers
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Disability Physical
Neck Pain
Ergonomic Factors
Keywords: neck pain
office workers
ergonomic factors
Lead sponsor: Istanbul University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Istanbul Physical Medicine and Rehabiltation Training and Research Hospital
First posted: 2021-03-18
Enrollment: 1028
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 55
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: aged between 18 and 55, working on computer, having neck pain at least three months.

Brief summary: Neck pain is a prevalent condition and leading causes of disability particularly in office workers compared to other occupations (1-3). Neck pain is not only a risk factor for functional disability but it is also associated with decreased productivity of workers and quality of life (4). However, the present literature is insufficient to determine the factors affecting the level of disability caused by neck pain among office workers where intensive computer use is common (5). Thus, the current study aimed to explore the associations between disability levels and of occupational risk factors in computer-using office workers with neck pain.

Detailed description: This is a cross-sectional study. All participants will provide informed consent before participating in the study. The study will be conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration criteria. Data will be collected using questionnaires, which include the Neck disability index, demographic information (including age, gender, educational level) and frequency of neck and head pain, history of general neck injuries and treatments applied. Also, years of office work at current job, sick leave, ergonomic training, duration of computer use per day and using of headphones, monitor and keyboard stand, mouse/mouse pad and number of computer screens will be determined.

In addition, based on Rapid Office Strain Assessment (ROSA) method the potential ergonomic risk factors computer position, computer screen position, head and back position and mouse position will be determined. Visual pictures of the work positions will be shown to the participants and the participants will be asked to select the appropriate pictures showing their work positions.

A self-administered questionnaire will be used to screen potential participants for this study. Inclusion criteria are individuals aged between 18 and 55, working on computer, having neck pain at least three months.

Exclusion criteria are reporting pregnancy, having a history of accidents, trauma or surgery in the neck region, congenital anomaly of the spine, rheumatologic disease, osteoporosis, spondylosis, spondylolisthesis, infection of the spine and discs, tumor.

Patients will be divided into 3 groups as mild, moderate and severe disabled according to their neck disability index values and will be analyzed statistically.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* aged between 18 and 55,
* working on computer,
* having neck pain at least three months.

Exclusion Criteria:

* reporting pregnancy,
* having a history of accidents,
* trauma or surgery in the neck region,
* congenital anomaly of the spine,
* rheumatologic disease,
* osteoporosis,
* spondylosis,
* spondylolisthesis,
* infection of the spine
* cervical disc herniation,
* tumor.

Primary outcomes:
measure: neck disability index
timeFrame: baseline
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Research and Training Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: istanbul physical medicine rehabilitation research and training hospital
name: cansın medin-ceylan, M.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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