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The Effect of a Structured Personalised Ergonomic Intervention for Hospital Nurses With Musculoskeletal Complains

NCT ID: NCT01451567

Last Updated: 2011-10-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

31 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-06-30

Study Completion Date

2006-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a structured personalised ergonomic intervention program for hospital nurses with musculoskeletal complains.

Detailed Description

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In a randomised controlled trial 31 nurses with musculoskeletal complains were observed at work, and an intervention program was completed in 14 nurses with the other 17 acting as controls. The intervention included four meetings during three months. Outcome measures were collected before the intervention and post-tests were gathered three months after the determination of the program.

Conditions

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Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Interventions

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Ergonomic plan

participants in the intervention group were evaluated by the REBA and received an overall coaching that stretched over four meetings Each session paid special attention to, and included explanations about, the anatomy and physiology of body regions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Ergonomic Intervintion Musculoskeletal System

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* A minimum of half-time work for at least one year
* musculoskeletal pain complaints
* agreement to participate in the interventional study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Male nurses
* nurses with previously defined job restrictions and
* pregnancy
Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Tel Aviv University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Meir Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Navah Ratzon

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Navah Ratzon

Head of Occupational Department

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Netta Abraham Bar-Niv, MA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Tel Aviv University

Locations

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Tel Aviv University

Tel Aviv, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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19505

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id