The Relationship Between Ergonomic Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals and Musculoskeletal Disorders

NCT ID: NCT06843798

Last Updated: 2025-03-25

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-03-15

Study Completion Date

2025-04-01

Brief Summary

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This study aims to investigate the relationship between the ergonomic awareness levels of Healthcare Workers and musculoskeletal disorders.

Detailed Description

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The present study is planned to be online. Personal information such as age, gender, and occupation will be collected from participants. Ergonomics information will be questioned. The Nordic musculoskeletal disorders questionnaire will be applied for the musculoskeletal disorders of the participants. Occupational burnout caused by musculoskeletal disorders will be investigated with the Maslach Burnout Scale. The degree to which musculoskeletal disorders affect sleep quality will be investigated with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire.

Conditions

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Occupational Diseases

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Participants

Healthcare workers who reside and actively work in Turkey will be included in the study.

Survey

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will answer questions of different evaluation surveys via online survey. Sociodemographic information, ergonomic information, musculoskeletal pain etc. will be questioned.

Interventions

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Survey

Participants will answer questions of different evaluation surveys via online survey. Sociodemographic information, ergonomic information, musculoskeletal pain etc. will be questioned.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Being between 25 and 45 years old.
* Being a health worker
* Having at least 2 years of work experience

Exclusion Criteria

* Participant having a musculoskeletal disorder before the study
* Having had surgery within 6 months
* Being pregnant
* Having a traumatic accident or injury that would affect the study
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Uskudar University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ömer Şevgin

Asst. Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mustafa ÇAĞIL

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Uskudar University

Locations

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Uskudar University

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Ömer ŞEVGİN

Role: CONTACT

+905069787535

Facility Contacts

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Ömer ŞEVGİN

Role: primary

References

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Lietz J, Ulusoy N, Nienhaus A. Prevention of Musculoskeletal Diseases and Pain among Dental Professionals through Ergonomic Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 16;17(10):3482. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103482.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32429439 (View on PubMed)

Jacquier-Bret J, Gorce P. Prevalence of Body Area Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 2;20(1):841. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010841.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 36613163 (View on PubMed)

Mansoor SN, Al Arabia DH, Rathore FA. Ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders among health care professionals: Prevention is better than cure. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Jun;72(6):1243-1245. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.22-76.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35751350 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Uskudar24

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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