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Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Musicians

— Observational Musckloskeletal US

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Survey using a questionnaire..
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Musckloskeletal US. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Poland
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Official title

Assessment of the Prevalence of Playing-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Instrumental Musicians

Overview

Research conducted at the Faculty of Physiotherapy, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, examines musculoskeletal disorders among instrumental musicians. The study protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Polish Physiotherapy Associationon (Resolution No. 05/06/2025) on June 11, 2025. The application form includes QuickDASH software enabling the functioning of the system and the MPIIQM-P system, which monitors the functioning of the musculoskeletal system and its impact on everyday musical performance.

Detailed description

Participants are recruited via email and through Facebook groups and other social media platforms dedicated to musicians. If a participant agrees to participate in the study but is unable to complete the online survey, , a paper version will be made available.

Participants are asked to complete a voluntary survey consisting of three parts: 1/ metric data (age, gender, education, place of residence), 2/ questions about their instrument playing (type, instrument, duration and intensity of playing, etc.), and 3/ questions about musculoskeletal complaints using the QuickDASH (Upper Limb Disability Questionnaire) and the MPIIQM (Musculoskeletal Pain Intensity and Interference Questionnaire for Musicians).

Interventions

  • Other Survey using a questionnaire.
    the QuickDASH questionnaire assessing the function of the upper limb and the MPIIQM-P questionnaire assessing the intensity of musculoskeletal pain and its impact on the musician's daily functioning

Primary outcome measures

  • intensity of musculoskeletal pain and its impact on musican' daily functioning [Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 months]
  • Playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) [Time frame: through study completion, an average of 6 motnths]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • consent to participate in the study,
  • over 18 years of age,
  • professionally active musician - instrumentalist or musician-hobbyist not working as a professionalist musician

Exclusion criteria

  • lack of consent to participate in the study, age under 18,
  • artist - singer,
  • pregnancy,
  • active cancer,
  • acute viral, bacterial or other infections,
  • current exacerbation of chronic diseases or other conditions that may affect playing the instrument (e.g. osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, fibromyalgia, etc.),
  • previous surgeries and serious injuries of the musculoskeletal system (e.g. road accidents) within the last 5 years.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

Poland · 1 center
  • Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice — Multiple Locations

Publications

  • Prevalence and treatment of playing-related musculoskeletal disorders (PRMDs) related to head, neck and upper body region in musicians: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials. Physiotherapy Review, 2025, 29(4), 14-25 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/phr.2025.157936 Online publish date: 2025/12/22

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07600437 · Resolution no. 05/06/2025

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗