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Ergonomic Considerations on Musculoskeletal Disorders and Posture in Software Developers.

NCT ID: NCT05173766

Last Updated: 2022-12-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

323 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-10

Study Completion Date

2022-03-10

Brief Summary

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The human and computer interface is becoming increasingly intuitive, but for the inexperienced user still poses formidable problems. Musculoskeletal symptoms of VDU users are believed to have a multifactorial aetiology. Software developers don't have knowledge of ergonomic principles. Faulty postures had an effect on posture.

Detailed Description

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Data will be collected from software developer companies in Lahore at questionnaire include demographic data and data collection tools. The software developer will be guided about basic ergonomic principles and data will be collected at the start of the study and in 2 stages with a 2-week interval. A quasi-experiment study will be used. The sample size will be323 (margin of error 5%, confidence level 95%, population size 2000, and dist. 50%) by Rao software. A convenient sampling technique will be used. Data will be analyzed using SPSS 21 by comparing mean and correlating variables

Conditions

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Musculoskeletal Disorders

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Quasi-experimental study
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Ergonomic Principals

Ergonomic Principal for computer users will be used.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ergonomic principls

Intervention Type OTHER

Ergonomic principles for posture correction in office for computer users.

Interventions

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ergonomic principls

Ergonomic principles for posture correction in office for computer users.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Software engineers who have experience of more than 2 years, in the same company.
* Software engineers with the age less than 40 years and both gender.

Exclusion Criteria

* Software engineers who had a past history of spine surgery or diseases in the Spine like disc prolapse, discitis, arthritis etc.
* Orthopedically physically challenged
* Pregnant women.
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Muhammad Sanaullah, MS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riphah International University

Locations

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I leads Software house

Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Site Status

Countries

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Pakistan

References

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Cassidy, S. and P. Eachus, Developing the computer user self-efficacy (CUSE) scale: Investigating the relationship between computer self-efficacy, gender and experience with computers. Journal of educational computing research, 2002. 26(2): p. 133-153.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Punnett L, Wegman DH. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders: the epidemiologic evidence and the debate. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2004 Feb;14(1):13-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2003.09.015.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14759746 (View on PubMed)

Wahlstrom J. Ergonomics, musculoskeletal disorders and computer work. Occup Med (Lond). 2005 May;55(3):168-76. doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqi083.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15857896 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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REC/Lhr/20/1041/Hafiz Muhammad

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id