The Esbjerg Cohort - A Cross-sectional Study About Work Ability and Musculoskeletal Pain in 55 to 70 Years Old Workers

NCT05811767 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: esbjerg_cohort
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 331
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The overall aim of this study is to investigate how work with physical demands affects the physical capacity, work ability, labor market affiliation, pain and self-reported health in the oldest group of workers. Following research questions are to be answered:

1. 1.How high physical work demands affects muscle strength in 55-70-year-old workers and how obesity in combination with high physical work exposure influences muscle strength, work ability, cardiac function, and self-reported health?
2. 2.Which parameters are important for work ability and how does the exposure of high physical workload affect the work ability over time in 55-70-year-old workers?
3. 3.By exploring the underlying mechanism of pain among 55+ year old workers, how is pain associated with work ability, BMI and physical capacity?

Conditions

Work Ability; Occupational Health; Physical Capacity; Occupational Exposure

Keywords

Work ability; Senior workers; Physical capacity; Musculoskeletal pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Work Ability

  Measured with Work Ability Index (WAI), which is a questionnaire, measuring seven items to assess the workers work ability

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (23)

• Height

  Baseline

• Weight

  Baseline

• Body Mass Index (BMI)

  Baseline

• Waist-to-hip ratio

  Baseline

• Blood pressure

  Baseline

Study Arms (1)

The Esbjerg Cohort

This is a cross-sectional study and therefore there is no intervention to describe. The study consist only of tests, questionnaires and a blood test. See the elements under outcomes measures.

Other: Health Examination

Interventions

Health Examination OTHER

The study is a cross-sectional study and therefore there is no intervention. The study consist only of tests, questionnaires and a blood test. See the elements under outcomes measures.

The Esbjerg Cohort

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Citizens between 55 and 70 years old living in the Esbjerg municipality.

You may qualify if:

• Men and women born between 1952 and 1966
• Living in the Esbjerg municipality
• Able to write, read and understand Danish

You may not qualify if:

• Injuries to arms or legs (e.g arm in plaster, acute trauma on ACL)
• Just had a surgery (e.g an operation in the abdominal region or in the brain)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Esbjerg Hospital - University Hospital of Southern Denmark: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Hospital South West Jutland, University hospital of Southern Denmark

Esbjerg, 6700, Denmark

Location

Biospecimen

Retention: SAMPLES WITHOUT DNA

A blood test examinate for cholesterol (total cholesterol, HDL and LDL) and D-vitamin.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain

Interventions

Nutrition Surveys

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Surveys and Questionnaires; Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Epidemiologic Measurements; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Simone Ejstrup, MSc

  The Hospital South West Jutland, University hospital of Southern Denmark

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 16, 2023
• First Posted: April 13, 2023
• Study Start: November 14, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 15, 2024
• Study Completion: April 15, 2024
• Last Updated: April 23, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)