Clinical trial NCT03129958: Correlation Between Neck Pain and Postural Abnormalities Among Female Office Workers at University of Dammam
Official title: Correlation Between Neck Pain and Postural Abnormalities Among Female Office Workers at University of Dammam
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: NECK PAIN
Keywords: NECK PAIN, OFFICE WORKERS
Lead sponsor: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-04-26
Enrollment: 140
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 28
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: participants been recruited from the medical collages at university of Dammam

Brief summary: This study is a cross sectional study conducted to find out the Correlation between neck pain and postural abnormalities among female office workers at University of Dammam by objective assessments methods.

Eligible participants will sign the consent form followed by filling up demographic data, visual analog scale \& neck disability index.

After that, Forward Head posture and Thoracic Kyphosis posture will take place by valid and reliable methods.

Detailed description: The study population and sampling were calculated by Raosoft sample size calculator using an estimated average of population size 200 and allowing a 5% tolerable error, based on a 95% confidence interval (CI).

About 140 female office workers were targeted from the medical colleges of University of Dammam (UoD); Medicine, Applied Medical Science, Nursing, Dentistry, Clinical Pharmacology and Health Track of preparatory year were recruited into the study (N=140).

The study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the University of Dammam (IRB-PGS-2015-03-194).

Eligible individuals for this study were informed of the risks and benefits and were asked to read and sign a written consent form.

Participants' confidentiality was maintained by using a code (number) instead of the participant's name on the data collection form.

All data collection forms were saved in a file and secured in a locker \& the electronic file saved with password. Only the researcher and the supervisor had an access to them.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects with/without non-specific neck pain complaint.
* Age from 28 up to 40 years old.
* At least 25 working hours a week ( at least 2 hours on computer - at least 3 other office working).
* More than 5 years of experience as an office worker.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects who had prolonged absence from work anticipated within the past 12 months.
* Complain of: cervical radiculopathy, migraine, vestibular Dysfunction.
* Had spinal fracture or surgery.
* Pregnancy.
* History of cervical trauma.
* Comorbid medical conditions as cancer, type 1 diabetes, heart disease.

Primary outcomes:
measure: pain
timeFrame: 2 min
measure: Disability
timeFrame: 5 min
measure: Forward head posture
timeFrame: 10 min
measure: Thoracic kyphosis
timeFrame: 10 min
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
name: DOAA A AL-SALEH, bachelor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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