Office worker program to reduce low back pain and improve posture and core function

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Participants with low back pain who work at computers are assigned to one of three groups: (1) exercise program plus posture education and standing advice, (2) posture education plus standing advice, or (3) standing advice only. Outcomes include pain intensity, lumbar posture, muscle physiology (core stability, flexibility, fatigue, endurance), workplace ergonomics, stress levels, and quality of life measured before and after the intervention. The study compares which combination of interventions produces the largest improvements across these physical and psychosocial outcomes. Measurements are performed in person at the university site and analyzed across the three groups to identify relative effects.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Identified LBP
2. Age between 18 - 60 years old
3. In the office, working in front computer/laptop minimum along 4 hours per day
4. Able to ambulate independently with or without walking aids
5. Controlled comorbidity e.g. DM, HPT, managed asthma and controlled thyroid conditions

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Recumbent
2. Cancer, spinal fracture, neurological disorder (stroke, PBI and soon)
3. Participation in a current fitness program designed to prevent LBP recurrence
4. Spinal operation within the last six months
5. Pregnant
6. Medication (steroid therapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioids, muscle relaxants, antidepressants or anxiolytics)
7. Insufficient to finish outcome measurements and exercise program
8. Participants who do not attend 3 consecutive weeks or 8 consecutive times

Where it's running

• Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta
  Depok, West Java, Indonesia Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Suci Wahyu Ismiyasa, M.Erg — Universiti Teknologi Mara
• Study coordinator: Suci Wahyu Ismiyasa
• Email: suciwahyuismiyasa@gmail.com
• Phone: +6285219163441

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.