Implementation of Physical Exercise at the Workplace (IRMA09) - Laboratory Technicians

N/ACompletedNCT02047669

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark112 enrolled

Overview

Musculoskeletal disorders and stress of employees remain a major problem in many occupations. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of an individually tailored bio-psycho-social intervention strategy versus "usual care" ergonomics and standard physical exercises (reference group) on musculoskeletal pain, work disability, and stress in lab technicians with a history of work-related musculoskeletal pain.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

112

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders Stress

Interventions

BiopsychosocialBEHAVIORAL

ReferenceBEHAVIORAL

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 67 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Laboratory technician * Pain intensity \>= 3 (scale of 0-10) * Pain duration \>= 3 months * Pain frequency \>= 3 days per week Exclusion Criteria: * life threatening disease * pregnancy

Locations (1)

National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Copenhagen, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pain intensity

The change in "pain intensity during the last week" (average value of back, neck, shoulder, elbow and hand) from baseline to 10 week follow-up between the individually tailored biopsychosocial group and reference group. 2-way analysis of variance with repeated measures will be used, with time, group and time x group as fixed factors and subject as random factor. Analyses will be controlled for pain intensity at baseline.

Time frame: change from baseline to week 10

Secondary Outcomes

Stress

Cohens perceived stress scale

Time frame: change from baseline to week 10

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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