Effect of Personal Versus Video Instruction in Elastic Resistance Exercise on Technical Execution (IRMA05) (IRMA05)

June 27, 2013 updated by: Lars L. Andersen, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Danish: Integreret Motion på Arbejdspladsen (IRMA) English: Implementation of Exercise at the Workplace

Resistance training is widely used in training and rehabilitation. During recent years elastic resistance training has become increasingly popular for preventing or relieving neck/shoulder/arm pain among sedentary employees. While most research studies documenting positive effects of such interventions have used training instructors, most training in practice does not use an instructor but rather depends on information from other sources such as the internet. Here the investigators examine - in a outcome assessor blinded randomized controlled trial - the effect of 2 weeks elastic resistance training for the neck/shoulder/arm with personal versus video instruction on technical execution.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

38

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100
        • National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 67 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • neck or shoulder pain

Exclusion Criteria:

  • blood pressure above 160/100 mmHg
  • pregnancy
  • life-threatening disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Video instruction

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks

Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm
Behavioral: Video instruction

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks

Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm
Active Comparator: Personal instruction

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks In addition to the video group, this group will also receive personal instruction during the two weeks.

Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm
Behavioral: Personal instruction

Participants will receive an elastic resistance tubing, an internet link and a poster with instructions to perform four different elastic resistance exercises Participants are encouraged to perform the exercises daily on weekdays during the next two weeks In addition to the video group, this group will also receive personal instruction during the two weeks.

Link to exercises: http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Ondt-i-muskler-og-led/Ondt-i-nakke-skulder-og-arm/Elastikoevelser-for-nakke-skulder-og-arm

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Technical execution
Time Frame: 2 weeks after randomization
  • joint positions will be scored for each individual joint and plane on a 5 point scale according to standard execution according to images
  • a total score (primary outcome) will be calculated by summing scores from each individual joint position
2 weeks after randomization

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Collaborators

Novo Nordisk A/S

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

June 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 28, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 2, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

March 5, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 28, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 27, 2013

Last Verified

June 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRMA05

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