Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE4
200 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2005-01-31
2007-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The administrative offices in the two main buildings of the town hall of Forlì, Italy.
The study population was composed of 400 employees, who used VDTs for at least 20 hours a week, of whom we randomly selected 100 participants from each building. Of the 200 initial participants, 153 completed the study; the dropouts were due to illness/injury or maternity.
Participants were assigned to intervention or control during the first period and then crossed over after a 30-month washout. The intervention used in this investigation was an ergonomic adjustment of the VDT workstation design.
Our study showed that the workstation ergonomic adjustment improved work-related posture and in reducing LBP in VDT operators among subjects who received the intervention both in the first period and in the crossover, and maintained these positive effects for at least 30 months.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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1
The first Arm received the intervention between baseline and the first follow-up, whereas the second Arm was the Control group
Ergonomic Intervention
The intervention used in this investigation was an ergonomic adjustment of the VDT workstation design
2
The second Arm received the intervention between the third and the fourth follow-up, whereas the first Arm was the Control group
Ergonomic Intervention
The intervention used in this investigation was an ergonomic adjustment of the VDT workstation design
Interventions
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Ergonomic Intervention
The intervention used in this investigation was an ergonomic adjustment of the VDT workstation design
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Bologna
OTHER
Responsible Party
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University of Bologna
Principal Investigators
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Paolo Pillastrini, MSc
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Bologna
Locations
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University of Bologna
Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Countries
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References
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Pillastrini P, Mugnai R, Farneti C, Bertozzi L, Bonfiglioli R, Curti S, Mattioli S, Violante FS. Evaluation of two preventive interventions for reducing musculoskeletal complaints in operators of video display terminals. Phys Ther. 2007 May;87(5):536-44. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20060092. Epub 2007 Apr 3.
Pillastrini P, Mugnai R, Bertozzi L, Costi S, Curti S, Guccione A, Mattioli S, Violante FS. Effectiveness of an ergonomic intervention on work-related posture and low back pain in video display terminal operators: a 3 year cross-over trial. Appl Ergon. 2010 May;41(3):436-43. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2009.09.008. Epub 2009 Oct 23.
Other Identifiers
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PP001012008
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id