Neck Pain in Danish Military Pilots and Flight Crew

University of Southern Denmark60 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of neck and shoulder pain in Danish fighter pilots, helicopter pilots and helicopter flight crew and to evaluate the effect of a 24 weeks exercise intervention for fighter pilots.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Neck Pain

Interventions

ExerciseBEHAVIORAL

Training exercises chosen with background in knowledge of intelligent training

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Military fighter and helicopter pilots and crew * Active flying 2006 or later Exclusion Criteria: * Pilots and crew not active since 2005 or earlier * Pilots and crew with other nationality than Danish

Locations (1)

Fighterwing Skrydstrup

Vojens, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Neck pain

Time frame: 1 year

Compliance to training exercises

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Muscle strength

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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