The Effect of Education on Decreasing the Prevalence and Severity of Neck and Shoulder Pain

Soonchunhyang University Hospital1,302 enrolled

Overview

Neck and shoulder pain (NSP) is fairly common among high school students in Korea. Presumably, the high prevalence of NSP in Korean adolescents is a consequence of an inappropriate static position for a prolonged period of time. We suspect that proper education and posture correction for Korean adolescents may decrease the prevalence or severity of NSP. Although several studies have focused on the etiology of NSP during adolescence, few studies have addressed the management or prevention of NSP in adolescents, despite its high prevalence in this age group. The aims of this prospective study was to identify the effects of education, in terms of recognition of this issue and posture correction, on prevalence and severity of NSP in Korean adolescents

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

1,302

Conditions

Korean Male Adolescents

Interventions

Education and posture correction

a lecture concerning the fine posture for health and exercises

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 16 YearsMax age: 19 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * high school students Exclusion Criteria: * deny to participate

Locations (1)

Soonchunhyang Univsrsity Hospital

Seoul, South Korea

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

NRS score of neck and shoulder pain

numeric rating scale (NRS; range, 0-100)of neck and shoulder pain during the 1-week period preceding follow-up

Time frame: 3 months later

Secondary Outcomes

Neck Disability Index (NDI)

Total NDI scores were interpreted as follows: 0-4, no disability; 5-14, mild disability; 15-24, moderate disability; 25-34, severe disability; \>34, complete disability

Time frame: 3 months later

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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