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Lumbar Support Belt for Low-Back Pain in Office Workers

NCT07030816 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2025-06-22

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Summary

Background:

Low-back pain (LBP) is common among office workers and can reduce productivity and quality of life. Lumbar support belts are commonly used to manage LBP, but their effectiveness specifically for office workers remains uncertain.

Aim:

This study investigates whether wearing a commercially available lumbar support belt (Guardner Belt) can reduce low-back pain, decrease physical fatigue during computer work, and improve perceived work performance among office workers with chronic low-back pain.

Methods:

Thirty office workers with chronic nonspecific low-back pain were randomly assigned to either wear the lumbar support belt during work hours for four weeks or continue usual activities without the belt. Participants' pain, fatigue, and work performance were assessed before and after the intervention period.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain (LBP)
  • Chronic Low Back Pain
  • Non-specific Low Back Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Guardner Belt

The Guardner Belt is a commercially available elastic lumbar support belt designed to reduce low-back pain and improve posture. Participants wore the belt sized according to waist circumference for at least 8 hours per day during working hours for 4 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • General Incorporated Foundation Ryukyuseimeisaiseikai, Ryusei Hospital.

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2024-04-30
Completion
2024-04-30

Countries

  • Japan

Study Locations

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