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

NCT ID: NCT03481426

Last Updated: 2021-04-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

107 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-02-01

Study Completion Date

2019-08-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Workplace intervention group

Workers with back problems receive both information/advice and participatory workplace intervention organized by Occupational Health Physioterapist.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Workplace intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Information and advice group

Workers with back problems receive only information / advice by Occupational Health Physiotherapist, not the workplace intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Erja Sormunen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Locations

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Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Helsinki, , Finland

Site Status

Countries

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Finland

Other Identifiers

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ESormunen

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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