Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:54 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:54 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06635759
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Adults who
* (1) are between 20 and 60 years of age;
* (2) have worked with Display Screen Equipment (DSE) for a minimum of 20 hours per week;
* (3) are presenting persistent, non-specific pain over unilateral neck-shoulder region for more than 3 months, with at least 30 days of pain during the last year;
* (4) have average pain rating of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) larger than 3.4 centimeter out of 10 (moderate level of pain) during the week before data collection;
* (5) possess the range of motion of cervical rotation to the symptomatic side more than that of cervical rotation to the asymptomatic side with at least 10° difference as measured by placing a goniometric measurement sensor on the external occipital tuberosity (the lower edge of the upper sensor) and the spinous process of C7 vertebrae (the upper edge of the lower sensor), which may indicate "pseudo-tightness" of upper trapezius over the symptomatic side.
Exclusion Criteria:
* (1) have regular strength training of the neck and upper limbs during the year before the study;
* (2) have neck-shoulder pain with specific diagnosis or known cause, for instance cervical radiculopathy, prolapse of intervertebral disc or disc herniation, or with neurological deficits and symptoms;
* (3) have previous cervical spine or upper limb surgery;
* (4) have comorbidity which includes but is not limited to neurological disease such as stroke, Parkinson's disease or spinal cord injury, mental illness, heart disease, diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome or fibromyalgia; or
* (5) contraindicated for electrical stimulation which will be involved during assessment, such as impaired skin sensation and/or conditions, pregnancy, local malignancy or recently radiated tissue, electronic implant or metal implant, actively bleeding tissue.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
20 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT06635759
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06635759