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The Effect of Workplace Interventions on the Treatment of Low-back Pain

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03481426
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 29, 2018
Last Update Posted : April 8, 2021
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The study evaluates the effect of workplace interventions on work ability promotion among workers with back problems. The half of participant will receive Information, advice and guidance for back problems in addition to participatory workplace actions organized by Occupational Health Physiotherapist. The other half will receive only Information, advice and guidance without workplace intervention.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Back Pain Other: Workplace intervention Not Applicable

Detailed Description:

Musculoskeletal symptoms, especially back pain, account for the majority of days lost.

In order to enhance the health and working careers of people with MSD, it is important that work can be arranged in such a way that they can remain in work life despite MSD.In the field of work ability promotion, various stakeholders; the worker, employer, professionals in occupational health services (OHS) interact to optimize actions and practices to prevent absences from work and promote remaining at work. This study aims to investigate participatory working practices and modles of co-operation among OHS and workplaces.

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 107 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Workplace Interventions Supporting Employees to Continue at Work: Participatory Actions Organized by OH Physiotherapist
Actual Study Start Date : February 1, 2017
Actual Primary Completion Date : April 30, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date : August 30, 2019

Resource links provided by the National Library of Medicine

MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Workplace intervention group
Workers with back problems receive both information/advice and participatory workplace intervention organized by Occupational Health Physioterapist.
 Other: Workplace intervention
The study contains normal services of occupational health. Both intervention groups are based on voluntary will, and the normal care and services are guaranteed. In the intervention group new working method which improve co-operation between occupational health services and workplaces.
No Intervention: Information and advice group
Workers with back problems receive only information / advice by Occupational Health Physiotherapist, not the workplace intervention.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. work ability [ Time Frame: through study completion, up to 12 months ]
    The present self estimated work ability versus the life time best (0-10)


Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. intensity of pack pain [ Time Frame: through study completion, up to 12 months ]
    The present self estimated back pain, no pain - the worst pain


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Back pain for at least two weeks or frequently occuring periods within the past 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Back problems with forcoming surcical operation
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03481426


Locations
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Finland
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Helsinki, Finland, 00032
Sponsors and Collaborators
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Erja Sormunen, PhD Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
More Information
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Responsible Party: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03481426    
Other Study ID Numbers: ESormunen
First Posted: March 29, 2018    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: April 8, 2021
Last Verified: April 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Plan Description: All the collected data and study results are analyzed anonymous and are kept under the control of the Project group. All the personal data and information of the participants are kept under the control of the Project researchers.

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Keywords provided by Finnish Institute of Occupational Health:
musculoskelelal disorder
occupational health service
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Back Pain
Pain
Neurologic Manifestations