Effectiveness of Exercises Given Along With Ergonomics Training in Textile Workers

Effectiveness of Exercises Given Along With Ergonomics Training in Textile Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of ergonomic training and exercise training given to workers in a textile factory.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Work-related Illness; Work Injury
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Control; Other: exercise and cranio sacral therapy

Detailed Description

The study will include workers between the ages of 18-60 who have neck pain and work at Ölmezler Textile Industry Trade limited company in Van province. Participants will be divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. All participants will receive ergonomic training. In addition, exercise training will be given to individuals in the experimental group. Exercises will be explained individually and will be supported with an exercise brochure. Craniosacral therapy will also be applied to the experimental group and a brochure will be given to teach joint protection principles. Participants will be asked to do the given exercises 3 days a week and continue for 12 weeks. The given exercises will be followed with an exercise follow-up chart. An evaluation will be made before and after the study.

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

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Van, Turkey
    • Ölmezler Textile LTD.CO.

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being between 18-60 years old
• Working full time
• Experiencing neck pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being under 18 or over 60 years old
• Presence of diseases accompanying neck pain
• Exercise intolerance
• Working part time

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
Active Comparator: control; They will receive ergonomics training	Other: Control; The content of ergonomics training will include the definition of ergonomics, ergonomic positions and arrangements. Postural arrangements will be explained to patients individually and supported by a brochure.
Experimental: exercise; Ergonomics training, exercise training and cranio sacral therapy will be applied	Other: Control; The content of ergonomics training will include the definition of ergonomics, ergonomic positions and arrangements. Postural arrangements will be explained to patients individually and supported by a brochure.; Other: exercise and cranio sacral therapy; Posture exercises Stretching exercises Strengthening Exercises In addition, deep tissue massage will be applied to increase blood circulation and cranio-sacral therapy will be applied to increase cerebrospinal fluid circulation.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Bournemouth Neck Pain Survey	The survey consists of 7 questions. In addition to questions about pain and disability, it also includes questions about psychosocial issues. Each question is scored between 0 and 10. The highest score is 70, with a higher score indicating a higher level of disability. The content of the survey consists of variables that must be questioned for individuals with neck pain, such as pain severity, the effect of pain on daily life activities and social life, anxiety-depression level, kinesiophobia and coping with pain.	14 weeks
The Fremantle Neck Awareness Questionnaire	The questionnaire is a Likert-type questionnaire (0 = Never/Never feel like this, 1 = Rarely feel like this, 2 = Sometimes or sometimes feel like this, 3 = Often feel like this, 4 = Always or most of the time feel like this) that evaluates individual-specific altered perception. The questionnaire asks individuals 9 questions such as how they perceive their neck in relation to their body, how they perceive their body position. The total score varies between 0-36. A high score indicates a poor prognosis.	14 weeks
Fatigue Severity Scale	The person indicates how much he or she agrees with each item by choosing numbers from 1 to 7. 1 means completely disagree, 7 means completely agree. The score range of the scale, which consists of 9 questions in total, is 9-63. A score of 36 or higher indicates severe fatigue.	14 weeks
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Survey	The scale includes a total of 24 questions. 19 of these questions are self-evaluation questions, and 5 of them are answered by the individual's spouse or a roommate. These 5 questions are used for clinical information only and are not included in the scoring. The scale questions that determine sleep quality include various factors related to sleep quality. These questions are to determine sleep duration, sleep latency, and the frequency and severity of specific sleep-related problems; 18 items were grouped as 7 component scores. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. A high total score indicates poor sleep quality. The scale does not indicate the presence of sleep disorders or the prevalence of sleep disorders. However, it is stated that a total score of 5 and above indicates poor sleep quality.	14 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Uskudar University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Hilal ATASOY, Uskudar University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Islam T. Health Concerns of Textile Workers and Associated Community. Inquiry. 2022 Jan-Dec;59:469580221088626. doi: 10.1177/00469580221088626.
• Michaud F, Pazos R, Lugris U, Cuadrado J. The Use of Wearable Inertial Sensors and Workplace-Based Exercises to Reduce Lateral Epicondylitis in the Workstation of a Textile Logistics Center. Sensors (Basel). 2023 May 27;23(11):5116. doi: 10.3390/s23115116.
• Metgud DC, Khatri S, Mokashi MG, Saha PN. An ergonomic study of women workers in a woolen textile factory for identification of health-related problems. Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2008 Apr;12(1):14-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-5278.40810.
• Eraslan U, Gelecek N, Genc A. Effect of scapular muscle endurance on chronic shoulder pain in textile workers. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2013;26(1):25-31. doi: 10.3233/BMR-2012-0346.
• Split W, Kotwica S, Woszczak M. [Role of exercise therapy in the prevention of lumbosacral backache in textile industry workers]. Med Pr. 1984;35(6):465-9. Polish.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 2, 2024
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): January 2, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 26, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): July 3, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 3, 2025
• Last Verified: January 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: Uskudar12

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