Effects of Whole-body Stretching Exercise for Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain and Physical Exertion Among Healthcare Professionals

April 1, 2023 updated by: Hashim Ahmed, Najran University

Effects of Whole-body Stretching Exercise During Lunch-break for Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain and Physical Exertion Among Healthcare Professionals

Purpose of the study:To investigate effect of whole-body stretching (WBS) exercise during lunch-break for reducing musculoskeletal pain and physical exertion among healthcare professionals

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study involved a single-blinded 2-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) to compare the effect of WBS exercise versus control group during lunch-break to reduce symptoms of WRMSDs in healthcare professionals. sixty healthcare professionals were recruited from Najran university hospital, Saudi Arabia. Study objectives and procedure were properly explained and written informed consent was obtained at the beginning of the study. All the participants were randomly assigned into two equal groups A and B.

Group A were received the 30 minutes of whole body stretching class while group B were received an education program which includes ergonomic principles, WRMSDs and their risk factors, as well as manual handling techniques were explained .

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

60

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

  • Saudi Arabia
    • Najran
      • Najrān, Najran, Saudi Arabia, 1988
        • Hashim Ahmed

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Full time healthcare professionals with more than one year of experience were eligible to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute musculoskeletal symptoms (pain intensity on visual analogue scale (VAS) > 7)

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Group A
WBS-Whole body stretching exercise group
Other: whole body stretching excercise
For the WBS group, each 30 minutes exercise class was run by a one trained physiotherapist to serve a maximum of 10 participants (10 x 3 = 30 participants) working in the hospital. Participants invited to attend the exercise class 3 times a week for 6 weeks in their hospital during lunch-break. During each session, participants asked to perform WBS exercise (Franco et al., 2008).
Other: educational program
Participants received an education program which includes ergonomic principles, WRMSDs and their risk factors, as well as manual handling techniques(Bolbol et al., 2017).
Active Comparator: Group B
control group
Other: educational program
Participants received an education program which includes ergonomic principles, WRMSDs and their risk factors, as well as manual handling techniques(Bolbol et al., 2017).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
musculoskeletal pain
Time Frame: 6 Weeks
musculoskeletal pain were assessed by Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire
6 Weeks
physical exertion
Time Frame: 6 Weeks
physical exertion were assessed by Borg rating of perceived exertion
6 Weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Najran University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 16, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 15, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

March 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2023

First Posted (Estimate)

April 13, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 13, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 1, 2023

Last Verified

April 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 444-37-25613-DS

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

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