Exercise Intervention for Employees of the University of Bern (WeMoveVirtual)

University of Bern

Status

Completed

Conditions

Work Performance

Presenteeism

Exercise Therapy

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Occupational Health

Neck Pain

Efficiency

Treatments

Other: Exercise intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05676528

2022-08-01

2022-00970 (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

As part of a Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF project (On-site multi-component intervention to improve productivity and reduce the economic and personal burden of neck pain in Swiss Office-Workers, NEXpro = Neck EXercises for productivity, SNSF no. 32003B_182389, BASEC no. 2019-01678), the investigators first developed a physiotherapeutic exercise intervention to improve the strength and mobility of the neck muscles. In the SNSF project NEXpro, the intervention took place on-site in the office. However, in view of the digital transformation, it is important to adapt the intervention delivery method to the new virtual work setting. The aims of the present project are therefore to implement, further develop and contextually adapt the exercise intervention in order to reduce musculoskeletal complaints and to reduce health-related presenteeism. The final product is a user-friendly virtual 6-week short exercise intervention that employees of the University of Bern can use independently, regardless of time and place. The effectiveness of the newly developed short exercise intervention (pain reduction, reduction of presenteeism) will be assessed during a short pilot phase.

Enrollment

24 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Employees of the Faculty of Human Sciences of the University of Bern who
suffer from neck pain or would like to prevent neck pain
are between 18 and 65 years of age
understand German (written and oral)
have a predominantly sedentary job
have given written consent to participate in the study.

Note: Neither gender, age, education nor group affiliation play a role. The investigators particularly welcome participation from mid-level employees. If students are willing to participate, they may also do so, but this group will not be actively recruited.

Exclusion criteria

Existing severe neck pain grade IV (neck trauma, neck injury, specific pathologies (e.g. congenital cervical anomalies, stenosis, radiculopathy), inflammatory conditions (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis), history of cervical surgery)
If physical activity is contraindicated by the doctor for any reason (e.g. due to unresolved hypertension).