Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain

Effectiveness of Physical Exercise on Job Stress and Quality of Life in Office Workers With Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Neck pain is a common medical condition among office workers all over the world. The purpose of this study was to see if physical exercise, such as basic body awareness, neck-specific training exercises, and ergonomic modifications, could help reduce pain, disability, and job stress while also improving quality of life among office workers. Participants will be assigned at random to either an experimental (exercise therapy and ergonomic modification) or a control group (ergonomic modification).

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Neck Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Basic body awareness therapy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Sattam M Almutairi; Phone Number: +966505102644; Email: A.sattam@qu.edu.sa

Study Locations

• Saudi Arabia
  • Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
    • Recruiting
    • King Fahad Specialist Hospital
    • Contact: Sattam Almutairi; Phone Number: 0505102644

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 25 years to 60 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 25-60 years
• Greater than 3 months of chronic NSNP.
• Office workers and computer users
• The ability to continue working

Exclusion Criteria:

• A history of severe injury
• Previous physical therapy treatments
• Joint instability
• Frequent migraines
• Spasmodic torticollis
• Inflammatory rheumatic diseases
• Peripheral nerve entrapment
• Severe psychiatric illness
• Pregnancy
• Other conditions that prevent physical loading.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: SINGLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Experimental; Receiving physical exercise treatment (basic body awareness therapy and neck-specific training exercises) and ergonomic modification	Other: Basic body awareness therapy; Participants were instructed to focus on maintaining good posture, balance, uninterrupted breathing, increased awareness, and decreasing unnecessary muscle tension.; Other Names: ergonomic modification
OTHER: Control; Receiving ergonomic modification only	Other: Basic body awareness therapy; Participants were instructed to focus on maintaining good posture, balance, uninterrupted breathing, increased awareness, and decreasing unnecessary muscle tension.; Other Names: ergonomic modification

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Numerical Pain Rating Scale	Used to assess pain intensity. It uses the numbers from 0 to 10 and 0 indicates (no pain) through 1-3 (mild pain, slight impairment in daily life activities), 4-6 (moderate pain, substantial impairment in daily life activities), and 7-10 (severe pain, severe impairment in daily life activities).	Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks
Neck Disability Index	Patient's self-reported impairment due to neck pain. It is a self-reported tool comprising 10 items. Each item is graded on a 6-point scale ranging from 0 (no disability) to 5 (severe disability).	Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Health and Safety Executive Management Standards Indicator Tool	Assessing psychosocial stress in the work area. Thirty-five HSE-MS questions measure seven dimensions, including demands, control, supervisory support , peer support , relationships, role (including a clear understanding of the employee's role in the organization), and changes. A higher score on each dimension (5 points) indicated lower stress.	Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks
The Short Form Health Survey	Used to measure the quality of life.	Change from baseline pain at 8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Qassim University
• Collaborators: University of Tabuk
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Sattam M Almutairi, Physical Therapy Department, College of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, Qassim University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): June 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED): June 1, 2023
• Study Completion (ANTICIPATED): June 1, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 9, 2023
• First Posted (ACTUAL): February 13, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): February 13, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 9, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Neck Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: UT-153-31-2021

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