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Can a digital workplace strength exercise programme improve neck and shoulder health in female university workers? (USALASPAUSAS)
USALASPAUSAS: a randomized controlled trial of a digital workplace strength exercise programme versus a wait-list control for neck and shoulder musculoskeletal health and implementation outcomes in female university workers with sedentary occupations
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Salamanca (Academic or other)
- Enrollment
- 90 enrolled
- Conditions
- Neck and shoulder musculoskeletal complaints in sedentary university workers
- Interventions
- Participants were individually allocated in a 1
- Ages
- adults, older adults
- Registry
- ISRCTN13896188
From the registry
Background and study aims People who work at a computer often spend long periods sitting and may experience pain or discomfort in the neck and shoulder region. Strength exercises performed during the working day may help improve musculoskeletal health, but exercise programmes can be difficult to integrate into normal work routines. This study aims to investigate whether a digital workplace strength exercise programme can improve neck and shoulder musculoskeletal health in female university employees with sedentary, computer-based jobs and musculoskeletal complaints, compared with a wait-list control group. The study also aims to examine how the programme is implemented in the workplace, including participation, adherence, exercise exposure and progression, acceptability and perceived usefulness, as well as barriers and facilitators to integrating the exercises into the working day. Who can participate? Female employees of the University of Salamanca aged 18 years or older who have a predominantly sedentary job involving regular computer use for at least 4 hours per day or 20 hours…
Primary outcomes
- Active cervical range of motion
- Pain during active cervical movement
- Maximal isometric muscle strength
- Current pain intensity
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