Low Back Pain and Quality of Life Among the Ambulance Drivers in Malaysia's Hospitals

NCT04824846 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: S-UD0020/18(R)
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 198
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study is a community interventional study by using an integrated back pain module (IBPM). The purpose of this study is to find out if the module training has any benefit on Low Back pain among ambulance drivers. The effectiveness of the module is determined by baseline quality of life results compared with after the intervention program completed.

Conditions

Low Back Pain; Quality of Life

Keywords

LBP; QOL

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Comparison of Quality of life in patients with Low back Pain before and after Integrated back pain module delivered.

  Quality of life was assessed by Short-Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) High scores indicate good quality of life and low scores represent poor quality of life.

  Change from baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 24 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Ambulance drivers with received Integrated back pain module (IBPM)

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Integrated back pain module (IBPM)

Behavioral: Integrated back pain module (IBPM)

Ambulance drivers with received Health Educational Pamphlet.

OTHER

Other: Health Educational Pamphlet.

Other: Health Educational Pamphlet.

Interventions

Integrated back pain module (IBPM) BEHAVIORAL

All Ambulance drivers will be screening with the Proforma to determine their low back pain symptoms. Those workers who are diagnosed with mechanical back pain during the 12 months fulfill a self-report quality of life questionnaire (SF-36). Then Integrated back pain module (IBPM) will be delivered to them after the introduction course conducted for 1 day and then the intervention will last for 6 months. Research staff will explain how to operate and use the module. Subjects must comply with all the care and prevention guidelines of the research module so that it achieves the expected results. They also need to complete the checklist provided in the Edmodo software via their respective smartphones.

Ambulance drivers with received Integrated back pain module (IBPM)

Health Educational Pamphlet. OTHER

In Health Educational Pamphlet (HEP) sessions, Participants will be taught the importance of movement and activity, pain management techniques, and methods for developing spinal posture awareness during activities of daily living (e.g., lifting, pushing, pulling, sitting, getting out of bed, and using a backpack).

Ambulance drivers with received Health Educational Pamphlet.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 60 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Ambulance Drivers in Malaysia's Hospitals
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Adult ≥ 18 years old.
• Working experience ≥ 1 year

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with Uncontrolled Chronic Illness such as Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Osteoarthritis and Gout.
• Injury or surgery of the spine

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Sains Malaysia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ministry of Health Hospital

Ipoh, Perak, 31250, Malaysia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Mohd Nazri B Shafei

  University Science Malaysia

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 27, 2021
• First Posted: April 1, 2021
• Study Start: July 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: May 11, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

MY (1)