Musculoskeletal Pain and Its Association With Stress in Medical Students

Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress (Psychology); Muskuloskeletan Pain

Treatments: Other: Observational assessment only

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07238946

MSKPainStressMed2025

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in undergraduate medical students and its association with perceived stress. The main question it aims to answer is:

Is there any association between musculoskeletal pain and stress in medical students of Pakistan? Participants filled out an online survey questions about their pain frequency and stress experienced.

Full description

the study is a cross sectional study conducted in Pakistan.

Enrollment: 790 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Undergraduate medical students enrolled in MBBS in medical colleges of Pakistan.

Students present during the data collection period.

Exclusion criteria

• Students with a previously diagnosed musculoskeletal disorder (e.g., arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia) Incomplete questionnaire responses

Trial design

790 participants in 1 patient group

Medical students

Description:

Medical students enrolled in medical colleges of Pakistan participating in a cross sectional survey assesing musculoskeletal pain and associated factors

Treatment:

Other: Observational assessment only