Effectiveness of Technology-enabled Exercise Program in Firefighters With Shoulder Pain.

Development of A Technology-Enabled Intervention for Musculoskeletal Health: The Effectiveness of Technology-enabled Exercise Program in Firefighters With Shoulder Pain. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

To assess if a technology-enabled Exercise program plus Education (TEEP + E) is more effective than Education program (EP) alone, in providing better outcomes (quality of life, at-work disability and productivity loss, firefighters' perception, adherence, overall improvement/deterioration) in firefighters with shoulder pain, at 3-, 6-and 12-month follow ups.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Shoulder Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Exercise Program plus Education; Other: Educational Program (EP).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 180
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Goris Nazari, PhD(C); Phone Number: 88912 519 661 2111; Email: gnazari@uwo.ca
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Joy C MacDermid, PhD; Phone Number: 88912 519 661 2111; Email: jmacderm@uwo.ca

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Ontario
    • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
      • Hamilton Fire Station
      • Principal Investigator: Joy MacDermid, PhD
      • Contact: Joy C MacDermid, PhD; Phone Number: 88912 519 661 2111; Email: jmacderm@uwo.ca
      • Contact: Goris Nazari, PhD (C); Email: gnazari@uwo.ca
      • Principal Investigator: Goris Nazari, PhD (C)
      • Sub-Investigator: George Athwal, PhD

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 100 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Active duty firefighters aged 18 to 100 years, with shoulder pain.
• Do not permanently use strong pain medications.
• Able to understand spoken and written English.
• Access to computer, internet and telecommunications application software (Skype).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Firefighters who have had shoulder related surgeries in the last 6 months.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exercise Program plus Education.; Rotator cuff stretching and strengthening exercises outlined in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) guidelines on management of rotator cuff problems.	Other: Exercise Program plus Education; Rotator cuff exercises outlined in the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) guidelines on management of rotator cuff problems.; Other Names: Exercise and Education; Other: Educational Program (EP).; An information sheet form AAOS, outlining the anatomy, description, causes, symptoms, examination and imaging tests performed on individuals with shoulder conditions; Other Names: Education.
Active Comparator: Educational Program (EP).; An information sheet form AAOS, outlining the anatomy, description, causes, symptoms, examination and imaging tests performed on individuals with shoulder conditions	Other: Educational Program (EP).; An information sheet form AAOS, outlining the anatomy, description, causes, symptoms, examination and imaging tests performed on individuals with shoulder conditions; Other Names: Education.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Firefighter Work Limitation Questionnaire	at-work disability and productivity loss	3-months
Firefighter Work Limitation Questionnaire	at-work disability and productivity loss	6-months
Firefighter Work Limitation Questionnaire	at-work disability and productivity loss	12-months
Short- Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index	Quality of life	3-months
Short- Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index	Quality of life	6-months
Short- Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index	Quality of life	12-months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation	Patient's perception of the condition	3-, 6- and 12-months
Number of days lost	Work days lost due to the condition	3-, 6- and 12-months
Therapy Adherence Assessment Tool	Exercise adherence	3-, 6- and 12-months
Global Rating of Change Scale	To quantify a patient's improvement or deterioration over time	6- and 12-months
Adverse Effects	Have you experienced any exercise-induced pain	3-, 6- and 12-months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Western University, Canada
• Investigators: Study Chair: Joy C MacDermid, PhD, Western University, jmacderm@uwo.ca, 519 661 2111 x (88912)

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Anticipated): June 1, 2018
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2019
• Study Completion (Anticipated): September 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 11, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 1, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): May 14, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 14, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 1, 2018
• Last Verified: April 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Arthralgia; Shoulder Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: UWO Firefighters 2018

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No