Implementation of Physical Exercise at the Workplace (IRMA08) - Healthcare Workers (IRMA)

January 26, 2014 updated by: Lars L. Andersen, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

The prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal pain is considerable among healthcare workers, allegedly due to high physical work demands of healthcare work. Previous studies have shown promising results of physical exercise for relieving pain among different occupational groups, but the question remains whether such physical exercise should be performed at the workplace or in the private sphere at home. Performing physical exercise at the workplace together with colleagues may be more motivating for some employees and thus increase compliance. On the other hand, physical exercise at the workplace may be costly for the employers in terms of time spend. Thus, relevant ground exists to compare the efficacy of workplace- versus home-based training on musculoskeletal pain. This study investigates the effect of workplace-based versus home-based physical exercise on musculoskeletal pain among healthcare workers.

The main hypothesis is that physical exercise at the workplace for 10 weeks compared with physical exercise at home results in reduced musculoskeletal pain among healthcare workers.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100
        • National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 67 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • healthcare worker
  • female
  • age 18-67

Exclusion Criteria:

  • life threatening disease
  • pregnancy

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Workplace physical exercise
Physical exercise (kettlebells, elastic bands, exercise balls) performed at the workplace with coaching
Behavioral: Workplace physical exercise
Active Comparator: Home physical exercise
Physical exercise performed at home with elastic bands and bodyweight exercises with instruction to follow the exercises at http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Oevelser-til-nakke-og-ryg/Oevelser
Behavioral: Home physical exercise

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pain intensity
Time Frame: change from baseline to week 10
The change in "pain intensity during the last week" from baseline to 10 week follow-up between the workplace- and home-training group. The home-training group will be considered the reference group. 2-way analysis of variance (Proc Mixed of SAS) with repeated measures will be used, with time and group as fixed factors and subject as random factor. Department will be added as a cluster effect.
change from baseline to week 10

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Muscle function
Time Frame: change from baseline to week 10
change from baseline to week 10
Work ability index (WAI)
Time Frame: change from baseline to week 10
change from baseline to week 10
Physical exertion during work
Time Frame: change from baseline to week 10
change from baseline to week 10

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 10, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

August 13, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 28, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 26, 2014

Last Verified

January 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRMA08

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