Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck (VIMS) - Industrial Workers

N/ACompletedNCT01071980

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark522 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of specific resistance training on neck/shoulder pain in industrial workers.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

522

Participants will be randomized at the cluster level to a control group or 20 weeks of specific resistance training for 3 x 20 min a week

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * industrial worker Exclusion Criteria: * trauma, life threatening diseases, pregnancy

National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Copenhagen, Denmark

Pain of the neck and shoulders

Time frame: At week 0 (baseline) and week 20 (follow-up)

Pain in the arm/hand

Time frame: At week 0 (baseline) and week 20 (follow-up)

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