NCT01921764

Brief Summary

The prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal pain is considerable among healthcare workers, allegedly due to high physical work demands of healthcare work. Previous studies have shown promising results of physical exercise for relieving pain among different occupational groups, but the question remains whether such physical exercise should be performed at the workplace or in the private sphere at home. Performing physical exercise at the workplace together with colleagues may be more motivating for some employees and thus increase compliance. On the other hand, physical exercise at the workplace may be costly for the employers in terms of time spend. Thus, relevant ground exists to compare the efficacy of workplace- versus home-based training on musculoskeletal pain. This study investigates the effect of workplace-based versus home-based physical exercise on musculoskeletal pain among healthcare workers. The main hypothesis is that physical exercise at the workplace for 10 weeks compared with physical exercise at home results in reduced musculoskeletal pain among healthcare workers.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
200

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2013

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 10, 2013

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 13, 2013

Completed
19 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2013

Completed
3 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2013

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

January 28, 2014

Status Verified

January 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

August 10, 2013

Last Update Submit

January 26, 2014

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Pain intensity

    The change in "pain intensity during the last week" from baseline to 10 week follow-up between the workplace- and home-training group. The home-training group will be considered the reference group. 2-way analysis of variance (Proc Mixed of SAS) with repeated measures will be used, with time and group as fixed factors and subject as random factor. Department will be added as a cluster effect.

    change from baseline to week 10

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Muscle function

    change from baseline to week 10

  • Work ability index (WAI)

    change from baseline to week 10

  • Physical exertion during work

    change from baseline to week 10

Study Arms (2)

Workplace physical exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Physical exercise (kettlebells, elastic bands, exercise balls) performed at the workplace with coaching

Behavioral: Workplace physical exercise

Home physical exercise

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Physical exercise performed at home with elastic bands and bodyweight exercises with instruction to follow the exercises at http://www.jobogkrop.dk/Oevelser-til-nakke-og-ryg/Oevelser

Behavioral: Home physical exercise

Interventions

Workplace physical exerciseBEHAVIORAL
Workplace physical exercise
Home physical exerciseBEHAVIORAL
Home physical exercise

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 67 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • healthcare worker
  • female
  • age 18-67

You may not qualify if:

  • life threatening disease
  • pregnancy

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (4)

  • Jakobsen MD, Sundstrup E, Brandt M, Andersen LL. Psychosocial benefits of workplace physical exercise: cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2017 Oct 10;17(1):798. doi: 10.1186/s12889-017-4728-3.

    PMID: 29017479DERIVED

  • Jakobsen MD, Sundstrup E, Brandt M, Jay K, Aagaard P, Andersen LL. Physical exercise at the workplace prevents deterioration of work ability among healthcare workers: cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2015 Nov 25;15:1174. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2448-0.

    PMID: 26607232DERIVED

  • Jakobsen MD, Sundstrup E, Brandt M, Jay K, Aagaard P, Andersen LL. Effect of Workplace- versus Home-Based Physical Exercise on Muscle Response to Sudden Trunk Perturbation among Healthcare Workers: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:902896. doi: 10.1155/2015/902896. Epub 2015 Oct 25.

    PMID: 26583145DERIVED

  • Jakobsen MD, Sundstrup E, Brandt M, Kristensen AZ, Jay K, Stelter R, Lavendt E, Aagaard P, Andersen LL. Effect of workplace- versus home-based physical exercise on pain in healthcare workers: study protocol for a single blinded cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2014 Apr 7;15:119. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-15-119.

    PMID: 24708570DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor, PhD

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 10, 2013

First Posted

August 13, 2013

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion

December 1, 2013

Study Completion

January 1, 2014

Last Updated

January 28, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-01

Locations

DK(1)