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Exercise-Assisted Ergonomic Training for Pain, Sleep, and Anxiety in Nursing Students: RCT

NCT07150741 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-09-02

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effect of exercise-assisted ergonomic training on pain, sleep quality, and anxiety levels among nursing students. The study population consists of students enrolled in the Nursing Department of Kütahya Health Sciences University. Sixty participants will be recruited according to inclusion criteria and randomly assigned into intervention and control groups.

The intervention group will receive a structured ergonomic training program combined with exercise sessions, including theoretical lectures and practical exercise videos delivered twice a week for four weeks. The control group will continue with their standard nursing curriculum without additional ergonomic or exercise support. Data will be collected using the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and State Anxiety Inventory before and after the intervention.

The study is expected to provide evidence on the effectiveness of ergonomic and exercise-based strategies in reducing pain, improving sleep quality, and lowering anxiety among nursing students, supporting the integration of such programs into nursing education.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Sleep
  • Anxiety State

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Exercise-Assisted Ergonomic Training

The program includes structured ergonomic and exercise activities designed to improve posture, reduce musculoskeletal pain, enhance sleep quality, and decrease anxiety levels among nursing students. Theoretical lectures cover ergonomics principles, postural assessment, body mechanics, and ergonomic risks in nursing. Practical sessions are delivered via video twice a week for 4 weeks, each lasting 30-40 minutes, including warm-up, stretching, strengthening, balance, and posture exercises. The intervention is supervised by an exercise specialist to ensure safety and proper technique.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kutahya Health Sciences University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Necibe DAĞCAN ŞAHİN, PhD · Kütahya Health Sciences University, Faculty of Health Sciences

  • Yiğit ŞAHİN, MSc · Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Sport Sciences

  • Mustafa Said ERZEYBEK, Assoc. Prof. · Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Faculty of Sport Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-09-15
Primary Completion
2025-11-15
Completion
2025-12-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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