The Effect of Posture Shirts on Posture During Functional Tasks

The Effect of Posture Shirts on Posture During Functional Tasks in Healthy Participants.

This study investigates the effect of a posture shirt on posture during functional tasks such as office work.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Healthy
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: Posture shirt; Device: Compression shirt

Detailed Description

Poor posture have historically been blamed for pain and disability in the general population. A treatment-strategy that have gain popularity in recent years is the use of a posture shirt which is a compressive shirt designed and marketed to the general public and health service providers as a way to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort. This study will investigate the effect of posture shirts on posture.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 30

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Denmark
  • Aalborg, Denmark, 9220
    • Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 50 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthy male participants

Description

Inclusion Criteria: - Healthy participants

• Pain free healthy participants
• Able to speak, read and understand Danish Exclusion Criteria: - Healthy participants
• Pain from the back, neck or shoulder area during the past 3 months
• Any discomfort in relation to computer use
• Lack of ability to cooperate

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Other
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Healthy participants; Participants will be ask to perform a repetitive upper limb task while posture is being monitored.This will be done while wearing a posture shirt, compression shirt or no shirt.	Device: Posture shirt; Posture shirts are designed, and marketed to the general public and health service providers to improve posture and consequently alter muscle activity, reduce musculoskeletal pain and discomfort.; Device: Compression shirt; Compression shirts are designed for recreational sport activities and can be bought in any local sports store

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Posture	Posture will be determined by measuring head and shoulder angles during a functional task	Within session (2hr)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Experienced pain	Any potential pain during the functional tasks will be monitored using a 0-11 numeric rating scale (NRS) with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain.	Within session (2hr)
Concentration during task	Two questions regarding concentration during task was asked: (Q1: I had to concentrate to do the task, Q2: My concentration was constant throughout the task) were scores using a 5 point Likert scale (1: Strongly disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neither agree nor disagree; 4: Agree; 5: Strongly agree).	Within session (2hr)
Consciousness of posture during task	Two questions regarding consciousness of posture during task was asked (Q1: I was conscious about how I was sitting in the beginning of the task , Q2: I was conscious about how I was sitting at the end of the task) was scored using a 5 point Likert scale (1: Strongly disagree; 2: Disagree; 3: Neither agree nor disagree; 4: Agree; 5: Strongly agree).	Within session (2hr)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University College of Northern Denmark
• Collaborators: Aalborg University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Steffan W Christensen, PhD, Department of Physiotherapy, University College of Northern Denmark

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 26, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 8, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): May 8, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 13, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 24, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): February 27, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 5, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 4, 2019
• Last Verified: February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Posture; Muscle activity; Posture corrective shirts
• Other Study ID Numbers: FOU-UU-2018-12_Sub-project1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No