Implementation of Physical Exercise at the Workplace (IRMA10) - Occupational Load

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

NCT02047682

IRMA10

Details and patient eligibility

About

Static postures, repetitive work tasks, and work stress increase the risk for musculoskeletal disorders and sickness absence. Objective measurements of occupational loadings - EMG for muscular activity, EEG for cognitive activity, ECG for cardiovascular activity and heart rate variability, actigraphy for bodily movements - may provide useful early indicators of muscular, cognitive and cardiovascular overload.

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 these risk factors in lab technicians with a history of work-related musculoskeletal pain.

Enrollment: 36 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: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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36 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