| CTRI Number |
CTRI/2021/05/033825 [Registered on: 27/05/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively |
| Last Modified On: |
12/04/2022 |
| Post Graduate Thesis |
Yes |
| Type of Trial |
Observational |
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Type of Study
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Cross Sectional Study |
| Study Design |
Other |
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Public Title of Study
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Flexibility and back extensor endurance in office workers |
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Scientific Title of Study
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Hamstring flexibility and back extensor endurance in office workers |
| Trial Acronym |
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Secondary IDs if Any
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| Secondary ID |
Identifier |
| NIL |
NIL |
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Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)
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| Name |
Shreyaben Amrutlal Patel |
| Designation |
MPT 1st year |
| Affiliation |
Sumandeep Vidyapeeth an institution deemed to be university |
| Address |
PG classroom,
On groung floor,
College of physiotherapy,
Sumandeep vidyapeeth,
An institution deemed to be university,
At and post pipariya,
Taluka- Waghodia
Vadodara-391760
Gujarat
India
Vadodara
GUJARAT
391760
India |
| Phone |
9979409150 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
shreyapatel0612@gmail.com |
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Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
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| Name |
Dr Neha Mukkamala |
| Designation |
Assistant professor and guide |
| Affiliation |
Sumandeep Vidyapeeth an institution deemed to be university |
| Address |
Staff room
On ground floor
College of physiotherapy
Sumandeep vidyapeeth
An institution deemed to be university
At and post pipariya
Taluka Waghodia
Vadodara 391760
Gujarat
India
Vadodara
GUJARAT
391760
India |
| Phone |
9898216184 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
neha.cop@sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in |
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Details of Contact Person
Public Query
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| Name |
Dr Neha Mukkamala |
| Designation |
Assistant professor and guide |
| Affiliation |
Sumandeep Vidyapeeth an institution deemed to be university |
| Address |
Staff room
On ground floor
College of physiotherapy
Sumandeep vidyapeeth
An institution deemed to be university
At and post pipariya
Taluka Waghodia
Vadodara 391760
Gujarat
India
Vadodara
GUJARAT
391760
India |
| Phone |
9898216184 |
| Fax |
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| Email |
neha.cop@sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in |
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Source of Monetary or Material Support
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| Dhiraj general hospital and different institutes of Sumandeep Vidyapeeth,
An institution deemed to be university,
At and post pipariya,
Taluka-Waghodia,
Vadodara-391760
Gujarat
India |
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Primary Sponsor
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| Name |
Shreyaben Amrutlal Patel |
| Address |
College of physiotherapy,
Sumandeep vidyapeeth,
An institution deemed to be university,
At and post pipariya,
Taluka-Waghodia
District-Vadodara-391760
Gujarat
India
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| Type of Sponsor |
Other [Self] |
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Details of Secondary Sponsor
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Countries of Recruitment
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India |
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Sites of Study
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| No of Sites = 1 |
| Name of Principal
Investigator |
Name of Site |
Site Address |
Phone/Fax/Email |
| Shreyaben Amrutlal Patel |
Sumandeep Vidyapeeth an institution deemed to be university |
Departmental staff room and admin office
On ground floor
sumandeep vidyapeeth campus
At and post pipariya
Taluka Waghodia
Vadodara 391760
Gujarat
India
Vadodara
GUJARAT |
9979409150
shreyapatel0612@gmail.com |
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Details of Ethics Committee
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| No of Ethics Committees= 1 |
| Name of Committee |
Approval Status |
| Sumandeep vidyapeeth institutional ethics committee (SVIEC) |
Approved |
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Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI
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Health Condition / Problems Studied
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| Health Type |
Condition |
| Healthy Human Volunteers |
Office Workers |
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Intervention / Comparator Agent
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Inclusion Criteria
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| Age From |
21.00 Year(s) |
| Age To |
45.00 Year(s) |
| Gender |
Both |
| Details |
Healthy office workers,
Office workers with more than 1 year of experience |
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| ExclusionCriteria |
| Details |
Spinal deformity,
Neurological disease,
Any history of trauma or spine surgery in the last 1 year,
Pregnant females |
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Method of Generating Random Sequence
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Not Applicable |
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Method of Concealment
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Not Applicable |
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Blinding/Masking
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Not Applicable |
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Primary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
Active knee extension test
Biering-sorensen test |
1 time in the research study of 1 year |
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Secondary Outcome
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| Outcome |
TimePoints |
Active knee extension test
Biering-sorensen test |
1 time in the research study of 1 year |
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Target Sample Size
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Total Sample Size="75"
Sample Size from India="75"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "75"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="75" |
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Phase of Trial
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N/A |
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Date of First Enrollment (India)
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30/05/2021 |
| Date of Study Completion (India) |
05/04/2022 |
| Date of First Enrollment (Global) |
Date Missing |
| Date of Study Completion (Global) |
05/04/2022 |
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Estimated Duration of Trial
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Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" |
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)
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Not Applicable |
| Recruitment Status of Trial (India) |
Completed |
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Publication Details
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NIL |
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Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement
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Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?
Response - NO
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Brief Summary
Modification(s)
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Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) among office workers ranges from 50% -
87.9%. Hamstring tightness is a common issue among office workers as they perform sitting for
6-8 hours. Hamstring tightness leads to decreased lumbar lordosis and weak back extensors, further
leading to low back pain. The purpose of this study was to assess musculoskeletal disorders and to
measure hamstring tightness and back extensor endurance in office workers. This was an observational study and it was carried out in Sumandeep Vidyapeeth and
Dhiraj General Hospital. Office workers were first screened by Nordic musculoskeletal
questionnaire for presence of musculoskeletal disorders. Office workers’ hamstring tightness was
measured by Active Knee Extension (AKE) test and back extensor endurance was measured by the Biering-Sorensen test. 75 office workers were included in the study. In which 38 males and 37 females. Office workers’ mean hamstring tightness was Rt
34.37±10.07 degrees, Lt 30.44±11.65 degrees and mean endurance time was 84.15±40.92 sec.The study showed
significant positive correlation between MSDs and age (r=0.297,p=0.03), working hours/day
(r=0.178,p=0.02), number of hours working in sitting position (r=0.512,p=0.01), work experience
(r=0.237,p=0.04), and accumulated PC use (r=0.245,p=0.03). There was a high prevalence of low
back pain (45.3%) among all the MSDs and it showed a significant positive correlation with
number of hours working in a sitting position (r=0.492,p=0.017), work experience
(r=0.408,p=0.032), and accumulated PC use (r=0.380,p=0.044). 66.7 % of office workers reported
hamstring tightness & it showed significant positive correlation with age (Rt r=0.410,p=0.043, Lt
r=0.380,p value=0.053), number of hours working in sitting position (Rt r=0.990, p=0.002, Lt
r=0.890, p value=0.012), and work experience (Rt r=0.799,p value=0.023, Lt r=0.823, p =0.012).
Endurance time showed a significant difference (p=0.004) between males and females and females
had higher mean endurance than males. Endurance time showed a significant negative correlation
with age (r=-0.451,p=0.051), gender (r=-0.329,p=0.004), BMI (r=-0.256,p=0.026), and work
experience (r=-0.940,p=0.008). There was no statistically significant correlation (Rt r=0.013,
p=0.915, Lt r=-0.021,p=0.855) found between hamstring flexibility and back extensor endurance.
There was no statistically significant difference found between hamstring flexibility (Rt p=0.356,
Lt p=0.737) and back extensor endurance (p=0.279) in office workers with and without low back
pain. So, the study concluded that Low back pain was the most prevalent among all the MSDs. More than half of
the office workers reported hamstring tightness. Females had significantly higher mean endurance
than males. Hamstring flexibility and back extensor endurance showed no correlation. There was
no significant difference found between hamstring flexibility and back extensor endurance in
office workers with and without low back pain. |