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Management and Outcome of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

NCT ID: NCT00154622

Last Updated: 2012-12-06

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2004-01-31

Study Completion Date

2008-12-31

Brief Summary

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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders(MSD)are very common，which account for most of the occupational compensation in U.S.A。According to the epidemiological surveys，injured sites are frequent at low back，neck and shoulder and upper extremity。Although the MSD will not threaten the lives，they result in discomfort，some cost much and decrease the productivity。There was little study in our country to reveal the risk factors of medical utilization and disabling of MSD。Therefore，we do not have well-established strategy of the assessment and treatment for the workers who can not return to work。The purposes of this study are：1、To have sequential surveys to find the prevalence，incidence and possible risk factors of work-related MSD of employees in different industries and their medical utilization and disabled conditions。2、To find the victims of work-related MSD from clinics，assess their disablement and if they return to work and to find the factors those prevent them return to work。3、To develop individualized work hardening programs for the victims who can not return to wok after treatment。The program will be established according to their injuries and their work characteristics。

Detailed Description

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Work-related musculoskeletal disorders(MSD)are very common，which account for most of the occupational compensation in U.S.A。According to the epidemiological surveys，injured sites are frequent at low back，neck and shoulder and upper extremity。Although the MSD will not threaten the lives，they result in discomfort，some cost much and decrease the productivity。There was little study in our country to reveal the risk factors of medical utilization and disabling of MSD。Therefore，we do not have well-established strategy of the assessment and treatment for the workers who can not return to work。The purposes of this study are：1、To have sequential surveys to find the prevalence，incidence and possible risk factors of work-related MSD of employees in different industries and their medical utilization and disabled conditions。2、To find the victims of work-related MSD from clinics，assess their disablement and if they return to work and to find the factors those prevent them return to work。3、To develop individualized work hardening programs for the victims who can not return to wok after treatment。The program will be established according to their injuries and their work characteristics。In the first year，questionnaire will be used to find the prevalence of work-related MSD of employees in different industries with various work types。The demographic factors and the exposure factors will also be collected to find the risk factors。One month and 6 months after the first surveillance，the 2nd and 3rd surveillances will be executed to find the new incidence and their medical utilization and loss of work time。In the second year，the injured workers（in low back，neck and shoulder and upper extremity）from outpatient departments will be followed and assessed。They will be followed for 3 months to reveal their medical need，their recovery and if they return to work after treatment。According to all the data，we can find the ratios of loss of work time in different types of injuries and the risk factors causing unable to return to work。In the second half of this year，the authors will begin to establish the individualized work hardening programs and to finish the prevention and training booklets。In the third year，we will find the workers who can not return to wok after 3-month treatment in the clinics。After the assessment of their severity and residual working ability，the workers will be randomized into training or control groups。There will be 15 workers in each group in 3 kinds of injuries（low back，neck and shoulder and upper extremity），totally 90 workers will be recruited。After 3-month work hardening training program，re-assessment will be done and their return-to-work rate will be followed 3 and 6 months later。

Conditions

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Neck Injury Back Injury Arms Injury Cumulative Disorder

Keywords

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musculoskeletal disorder, work hardening, return to work

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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pain/ disability survey

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

work hardening program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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work hardening program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* aged 18 to 65 years have a job

Exclusion Criteria

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Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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J Y Tsauo, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Grad School of PT, College of Medicine, NTU

Locations

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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DOH94-HP-1405

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

9261701040

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id