Active Prevention of Upper Limb Musculoskeletal Disorders in Thermal Environment (MUSKA).

Association Francaise pour la Recherche Thermale

Status: Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Disorders

Treatments: Other: SPA Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02702466

MUSKA

Details and patient eligibility

About

The main objective of this work is to demonstrate superiority to three months of a standardized short course of SPA Therapy of 6 days associated with personalized health education program compared to conventional therapy in the management of MSDs on the functional capabilities of the employees in their daily lives (personal or professional)

Full description

Musculoskeletal disorders are the leading occupational disease in industrialized countries. The symptoms are varied, their multiple risk factors, work organization may be involved. Musculoskeletal disorders affect the muscles, tendons and nerves of the mainly upper limbs (neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand). Pain or functional impairment are common to all these disorders.The proposed study is part of an active preventive approach in addressing current employees with latent or symptomatic upper extremity MSD linked to a hyper solicitation. This study provide them 6 days SPA therapy (before or after work) combined with a health education program to help improve their lives over time.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• TMS latent or symptomatic of the upper limbs according to the European Consensus SALTSA / Q score with INRS Nordic > 2
• With or without a history of work stoppage and occupation at the time of inclusion
• Age: > 18 years < 65 years
• Patient affiliated to a social security scheme ( beneficiary entitled )
• Patient has given its consent in writing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Contraindication to the spa therapy
• Spa achieved in the last 12 months
• Trouble behavior or understanding making it impossible to assess

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Immediate SPA Therapy

Experimental group

Description:

6 day immediate SPA treatment (soon after randomization) and written information with physical exercises adapted to their pathology and also a program of healthcare at the USB key

Treatment:

Other: SPA Therapy

Late SPA Therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Written information with physical exercises adapted to their pathology and a program of healthcare at the USB key and late 6 day SPA treatment

Treatment:

Other: SPA Therapy