Combined Effects of Exercise Breaks and Rest Breaks on Fatigue and Musculoskeletal Discomfort in Static Workstation Office Workers

April 14, 2022 updated by: Foundation University Islamabad
Musculoskeletal discomfort and work fatigue has enormous impact on quality of personal and professional life and increases health related economic burden on country due to increased cost of healthcare and reduced productivity in work. Upper limb and neck pain complains are the most frequent when evaluated in computer workers. The incidence of musculoskeletal discomfort in office workers is as high as 50%. While fatigue is also common due to its high prevalence and its relationship with dysfunctional disorders in office workers. The objective of this study is to compare and determine the effects of exercise breaks, rest breaks and exercise along with rest breaks on Fatigue and Musculoskeletal discomfort in static workstation office workers

Study Overview

Status

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

42

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

  • Pakistan
      • Islamabad, Pakistan
        • Foundation University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

25 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Both male and female
  • Age: 25-45 years
  • Those static workstation office workers using computer for at least 6 hours per day.
  • Static workstation office workers screened by ROSA.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Discomfort from non-musculoskeletal origin
  • Recent history of trauma and receiving any kind of treatment for the current condition.
  • Severe orthopedic disease
  • Any mental and physiological illness that could interfere in the exercise.

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: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Supplemental Rest Breaks
Other: Supplemental Micro Breaks
Supplemental Micro Breaks, of 30 seconds after every 15 minutes of working on a static computer workstation in addition to the two 'Conventional Rest Breaks' of 15 minutes twice a day during the work hours
Active Comparator: Exercise Breaks
Procedure: Exercise Breaks
Exercise Breaks, of 10 minutes, twice a day during the work hours, in addition to the two 'Conventional Rest Breaks' of 15 minutes, twice a day during the work hours.
Experimental: Supplemental Rest and Exercise Breaks
Other: Supplemental Micro Breaks
Supplemental Micro Breaks, of 30 seconds after every 15 minutes of working on a static computer workstation in addition to the two 'Conventional Rest Breaks' of 15 minutes twice a day during the work hours
Procedure: Exercise Breaks
Exercise Breaks, of 10 minutes, twice a day during the work hours, in addition to the two 'Conventional Rest Breaks' of 15 minutes, twice a day during the work hours.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Musculoskeletal Discomfort
Time Frame: 5th week
Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort questionnaire will be used to measure discomfort. A higher score means greater discomfort.
5th week
Fatigue
Time Frame: 5th week
Chalder fatigue scale will be used to measure fatigue. A higher score means greater discomfort.
5th week

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Foundation University Islamabad

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Anticipated)

April 22, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 22, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 14, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

April 20, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 20, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 14, 2022

Last Verified

April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FUI/CTR/2022/6

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

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

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