Desk job relief? study tests pilates plus therapy for tired workers
NCT ID NCT07244692
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding occupational therapy (like ergonomic training and personalized activity planning) to reformer Pilates exercises can reduce pain, fatigue, and burnout in office workers. Twenty sedentary desk workers participated. The goal was to improve their quality of life and work performance.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- Finished
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May 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Being between the ages of 18 and 50, * Having worked full-time at a desk job for at least 6 months, * Being classified as sedentary according to the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire, * Not having previously participated in occupational therapy intervention, * Ability to understand, speak, and write Turkish, * Ability to understand verbal and written information provided, * Volunteer status. Exclusion Criteria: * Working in a role outside the scope of office work (e.g., kitchen, cleaning, etc.), * Having undergone surgery related to the musculoskeletal system within the last 6 months, * The presence of any clinical or orthopedic condition that may limit the performance of Reformer Pilates exercises (malignancies, infections, inflammatory diseases, severe osteoporosis, metabolic bone diseases, pregnancy, cognitive impairment, nerve root compression, history of spinal surgery, etc.).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pamukkale University
Denizli, 20070, Turkey (Türkiye)
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