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

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Status: Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Disorders; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Biopsychosocial; Behavioral: Reference

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02047669

IRMA09

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 67 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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112 participants in 2 patient groups

Biopsychosocial

Experimental group

Description:

Biopsychosocial intervention with Individually tailored physical exercises and stress management

Treatment:

Behavioral: Biopsychosocial

Reference

Active Comparator group

Description:

Reference group receiving "usual care" in terms of standard workplace ergonomics and physical exercises

Treatment:

Behavioral: Reference