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Can digital tools predict which physical therapists get hurt on the job?

NCT ID NCT07599488

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Cairo University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study will use digital motion-capture software to compare how often female and male physical therapists in Egypt are at risk for work-related muscle and joint injuries. Researchers will record therapists' movements with an iPhone and analyze their posture and range of motion. The goal is to see if one gender faces higher risk, which could lead to better workplace safety guidelines.

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What this could lead to
If successful, this could help identify which physical therapists are at higher risk for work-related injuries, leading to better prevention strategies.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study that does not test any treatment. Results may not apply to therapists outside Egypt or with different work conditions.

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Participants

About 217 people

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Expected to start

May 2026

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Expected to finish

Sep 2026

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Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

A two hundred and seventeen of Egyptian physical therapists . They will be selected from Al Kasr Elaini Hospital and at the outpatient clinics of the Faculty of Physical Therapy at Cairo and Badr University. Their age is 21-30 years old of physical therapist and their BMI is between 18 and 24.9. needed to capture videos from a lateral view for Kinovea analysis of the angles and degrees of sagittal plane motion (for shoulder , elbow, wrist, neck and trunk joints ) and from an anterior view to determine the presence of frontal plane motion (in shoulder, elbow, wrist, neck and trunk joints) to fulfill the RULA to estimate the Risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorder .

Ages

21 to 30 years

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females Egyptian physical therapists at Al Kasr Elaini Hospital and at the outpatient clinics of the Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, and Badr university, will be included in the study. * Age ranges from 21-30 years old of physical therapists and their BMI is between 18 and 24.9. * 4 hours of work daily at least * No working experience to 2 years of experience only Exclusion Criteria: * Congenital musculoskeletal disorders * Page 3 of 4 \[DRAFT\] - * Fractures * Previous musculoskeletal surgery * Cardiovascular disease * Pulmonary disease * Diabetes * Neurological disease

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Conditions

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musculoskeletal system disorder

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Musculoskeletal disorder

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