Effect of Self-administered Exercises on PRMD

Effects of Self-administered Exercises Based on Tuina Techniques on Musculoskeletal Disorders of Professional Orchestra Musicians

Objective: To study the effects of self-administered exercises based on tuina techniques on the pain intensity caused by playing related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMD) of professional orchestra musicians, using numeric visual scale (NVS).

Method: The investigators performed a prospective, controlled, single-blinded, randomized study with musicians suffering from PRMD. n= 69 musicians were randomly distributed into the experimental and into the control group. After an individual diagnostic assessment, specific tuina self-administered exercises were developed and taught to the participants. Musicians were instructed (educated) to repeat the exercises every day during 3 weeks. Pain intensity was measured by NVS before the intervention and after the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 10th, 15th and 20th days of self-exercising. The procedure was the same for the control group, however the Tuina exercises were executed in non-acupuncture points

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Tuina exercises; Other: Placebo Tuina exercises

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 69
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Professional orchestra musician presenting playing related musculoskeletal pain during at least 3 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercises on real points; Self administered exercises were done in real treatment points	Other: Tuina exercises
Placebo Comparator: Exercises on false points; Self administered exercises were done in false treatment points	Other: Placebo Tuina exercises

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Verbal numeric scale	At the baseline
Verbal numeric scale	After one day
Verbal numeric scale	After 3 days
Verbal numeric scale	After 5 days
Verbal numeric scale	After 10 days
Verbal numeric scale	After 15 days
Verbal numeric scale	After 20 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidade do Porto

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 30, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 16, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): April 17, 2015

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): April 17, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 16, 2015
• Last Verified: March 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: claudiasousa_2