The effect of mechanical massage chair on musculoskeletal pain improvement for endoscopists and endoscopy nurses
Randomized, open-label, cross-over study 1. 1st phase Massage chair group (20 minutes/session, 3 sessions/week, 3 weeks), vs. control (no use of massage chair) 2. Wash-out period (9 weeks) 3. 2nd phase (cross-over) Massage chair group (20 minutes/session, 3 sessions/week, 3 weeks), vs. control (no use of massage chair) * Msculoskeletal pain questionnaires (VAS, NDI, SPADI) 1\) 1st phase: at baseline, 1.5 wk, 3 wk 2) 2nd phase: at baseline, 1.5 wk, 3 wk, 9wk after the end of treatment
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
25
Mechanical massage chair
Healthcare System Gangnam Center, Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
Visual analogue scale
range: 0-10 (0: no pain; 10: worst possible pain)
Time frame: The change of VAS value at baseline, 1.5 week, 3 weeks during treatment, and 9 weeks after treatment
Neck disability index (NDI)
range: 0-50 score (0: no pain or no disability, 50: worst pain or disability)
Time frame: The change at baseline, 1.5 week, 3 weeks during treatment, and 9 weeks after treatment
Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI)
range: 0-100% (0: no pain or no disability, 100: worst pain or disability)
Time frame: The change at baseline, 1.5 week, 3 weeks during treatment, and 9 weeks after treatment
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