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Musculoskeletal discomfort and work fatigue has enormous impact on quality of personal and professional life and increases health related economic burden on country due to increased cost of healthcare and reduced productivity in work. Upper limb and neck pain complains are the most frequent when evaluated in computer workers. The incidence of musculoskeletal discomfort in office workers is as high as 50%. While fatigue is also common due to its high prevalence and its relationship with dysfunctional disorders in office workers. The objective of this study is to compare and determine the effects of exercise breaks, rest breaks and exercise along with rest breaks on Fatigue and Musculoskeletal discomfort in static workstation office workers
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Rest Breaks | Active Comparator |
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| Exercise Breaks | Active Comparator |
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| Supplemental Rest and Exercise Breaks | Experimental |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Supplemental Micro Breaks | Other | Supplemental Micro Breaks, of 30 seconds after every 15 minutes of working on a static computer workstation in addition to the two 'Conventional Rest Breaks' of 15 minutes twice a day during the work hours |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal Discomfort | Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort questionnaire will be used to measure discomfort. A higher score means greater discomfort. | 5th week |
| Fatigue | Chalder fatigue scale will be used to measure fatigue. A higher score means greater discomfort. | 5th week |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Foundation University | Islamabad | Pakistan |
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| Exercise Breaks | Procedure | Exercise Breaks, of 10 minutes, twice a day during the work hours, in addition to the two 'Conventional Rest Breaks' of 15 minutes, twice a day during the work hours. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D059352 | Musculoskeletal Pain |
| ID | Term |
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| D009135 | Muscular Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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