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Home Based Exercises With and Without Posture and Ergonomics Training Among Students During COVID-19

R

Riphah International University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain

Treatments

Other: Home based exercises
Other: Home based exercises with postural and ergonomic training

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04935502
REC-FSD-00254

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of exercises with and without postural and ergonomic training among the students returning to university after quarantine due to COVID-19.

Full description

Postural awareness and ergonomic trainings are approaches that can help to relive pain among patients with Musculoskeletal complaints. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of posture and ergonomics training for students receiving distance education during the Covid-19 pandemic on musculoskeletal pain and physical activity level

Enrollment

216 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 35 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  1. Participant's using gadget like computer, mobile or laptop for online education during quarantine.
  2. Participant's having musculoskeletal pain during COVID-19 quarantine.
  3. Prolonged sitting and low physical activity during quarantine.
  4. Prolonged exposure of screen more than 6 hours per day due online classes during the quarantine.

Exclusion criteria

  1. Participant's having musculoskeletal pain before the quarantine.
  2. Participant's doing any type of physical activity during quarantine.
  3. Participant's taking online classes or any online educational program before quarantine.
  4. Participant's with known congenital, inflammatory and infectious conditions of spine.
  5. Participant's following any ergonomic recommendations or any postural awareness during and after quarantine.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Treatment

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

Single Blind

216 participants in 2 patient groups

Home based exercises with postural and ergonomic training
Experimental group
Description:
Home based exercises which consist of stretching, strengthening exercises along with postural and ergonomic training will be given to participants for a period of one month by a physiotherapist for 60 minutes via distance education
Treatment:
Other: Home based exercises with postural and ergonomic training
Home based exercises
Experimental group
Description:
Home based exercises which consist of stretching and strengthening exercises will be given to participants for a period of one month by a physiotherapist for 60 minutes via distance education.
Treatment:
Other: Home based exercises

Trial contacts and locations

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