Can a desk workout plus pilates beat the office aches?
NCT ID NCT07763925
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding Pilates to a desk-based exercise program offers extra relief for female office workers dealing with pain, poor posture, and burnout. Forty-two women with desk jobs will be randomly assigned to desk exercises alone, desk exercises plus Pilates, or no exercise. Over six weeks, researchers will measure changes in pain, posture, core endurance, burnout, and eating behavior to see if the combined approach makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A combined program of desk-based exercises and mat-based Pilates, performed three days a week for six weeks.
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this combined exercise approach could offer a simple, low-cost way for office workers to reduce musculoskeletal pain, improve posture and core endurance, and lower burnout.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, short-term trial (42 participants, 6 weeks), so results may not apply broadly. Benefits might be modest, and adherence to the exercise routine could be a challenge.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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42 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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24 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Female sex. * Age between 24 and 50 years. * Currently employed in a desk-based office position. * At least 1 year of occupational experience in a desk-based office role. * Having read the study procedures and provided voluntary informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Musculoskeletal surgery within the previous 2 months. * Cognitive or physical inability to cooperate with study procedures. * Pregnancy. * History of malignancy. * Chronic systemic or neurological disease that would preclude participation in exercise. * Unwillingness to participate voluntarily.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Firat University
Elâzığ, MErkez, 23200, Turkey (Türkiye)
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