Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Musicians (nill)

May 13, 2026 updated by: The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

Assessment of the Prevalence of Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Instrumental Musicians

Research conducted at the Faculty of Physiotherapy, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, examines musculoskeletal disorders among instrumental musicians.

The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Polish Physiotherapy Associationon (Resolution No. 05/06/2025) on June 11, 2025.

The application form includes QuickDASH software enabling the functioning of the system and the MPIIQM-P system, which monitors the functioning of the musculoskeletal system and its impact on everyday musical performance.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Participants are recruited via email and through Facebook groups and other social media platforms dedicated to musicians. If a participant agrees to participate in the study but is unable to complete the online survey, , a paper version will be made available.

Participants are asked to complete a voluntary survey consisting of three parts: 1/ metric data (age, gender, education, place of residence), 2/ questions about their instrument playing (type, instrument, duration and intensity of playing, etc.), and 3/ questions about musculoskeletal complaints using the QuickDASH (Upper Limb Disability Questionnaire) and the MPIIQM (Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians).

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

450

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Poland
      • Multiple Locations, Poland
        • Recruiting
        • Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

adults musician instrumentalists in Poland

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • consent to participate in the study,
  • over 18 years of age,
  • professionally active musician - instrumentalist or musician-hobbyist not working as a professionalist musician

Exclusion Criteria:

  • lack of consent to participate in the study, age under 18,
  • artist - singer,
  • pregnancy,
  • active cancer,
  • acute viral, bacterial or other infections,
  • current exacerbation of chronic diseases or other conditions that may affect playing the instrument (e.g. osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, etc.),
  • previous surgeries and serious injuries of the musculoskeletal system (e.g. road accidents) within the last 5 years.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
1
professional musicians
Other: Survey using a questionnaire.
the QuickDASH questionnaire assessing the function of the upper limb and the MPIIQM-P questionnaire assessing the intensity of musculoskeletal pain and its impact on the musician's daily functioning
2
non-professional musicians
Other: Survey using a questionnaire.
the QuickDASH questionnaire assessing the function of the upper limb and the MPIIQM-P questionnaire assessing the intensity of musculoskeletal pain and its impact on the musician's daily functioning

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
intensity of musculoskeletal pain and its impact on musican' daily functioning
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months
through study completion, an average of 6 months
Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs)
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 6 motnths
Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders among musicians
through study completion, an average of 6 motnths

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Laura Piejko, PhD, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Katowice, Poland

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

  • Prevalence and treatment of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) related to head, neck and upper body region in musicians: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Physiotherapy Review, 2025, 29(4), 14-25 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/phr.2025.157936 Online publish date: 2025/12/22

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)

June 1, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 20, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 8, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

May 20, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 20, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 13, 2026

Last Verified

April 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Resolution no. 05/06/2025

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

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