The Effect of a Resistance Training Program in Healthcare Workers on Pain, Workability and Physical Function.

NCT03501147 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 0000260894
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 37
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal pain is considerable among healthcare workers, allegedly due to high physical work demands of healthcare work. Performing physical exercise at the workplace together with colleagues may be more motivating for some employees and thus increase adherence. On the other hand, physical exercise performed during working hours at the workplace may be costly for the employers in terms of time spend. Thus, it seems relevant to perform a brief intervention. This study is intended to investigate the difference between the effect of workplace-based physical exercise (using elastic bands and body weight exercises) and a group control on musculoskeletal pain, physical exertion during work, physical function, need for recovery, self-rated use of analgesics, and work ability among healthcare workers.

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain; Physical Function; Work Ability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pain overall status: Standard 7-point patient global impression

  Standard 7-point patient global impression of pain collected at the endpoint

  2 days after the end of intervention (POST)

Secondary Outcomes (20)

• Workability Index

  Baseline

• Workability Index

  2 days after the end of intervention (POST)

• Physical function

  Baseline

• Physical function

  2 days after the end of intervention (POST)

• Perceived physical exertion

  Baseline

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

15 minutes of resistance training at the work place every day

Other: Resistance training

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Usual work

Interventions

Resistance training OTHER

15 minutes of resistance training during work every day

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Healthcare Workers at the Hospital
• Informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Unable to perform exercises

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Valencia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Clinic Universitary Hospital of Valencia

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain

Interventions

Resistance Training

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Exercise Therapy; Rehabilitation; Aftercare; Continuity of Patient Care; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Physical Conditioning, Human; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Jose C Granell, PhD

  University of Valencia

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 13, 2018
• First Posted: April 18, 2018
• Study Start: April 17, 2018
• Primary Completion: June 19, 2018
• Study Completion: June 19, 2018
• Last Updated: October 8, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)