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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Musculoskeletal Pain, Physical Function, Work Ability

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Resistance training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Healthcare Workers at the Hospital Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Unable to perform exercises

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention<br>15 minutes of resistance training at the work place every day | Other: Resistance training<br>* 15 minutes of resistance training during work every day<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br>Usual work | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Workability Index | Questionnaire work ability | Baseline | 
| Workability Index | Questionnaire work ability | 2 days after the end of intervention (POST) | 
| Physical function | Physical tests (push-ups, Biering-Sorensen test, Sit to Stand) | Baseline | 
| Physical function | Physical tests (push-ups, Biering-Sorensen test, Sit to Stand) | 2 days after the end of intervention (POST) | 
| Perceived physical exertion | Based on Borg's rate of perceived exertion (RPE) (Borg CR10 scale) | Baseline | 
| Perceived physical exertion | Based on Borg's rate of perceived exertion (RPE) (Borg CR10 scale) | 3 weeks of resistance training | 
| Perceived physical exertion | Based on Borg's rate of perceived exertion (RPE) (Borg CR10 scale) | 6 weeks of resistance training | 
| Perceived physical exertion | Based on Borg's rate of perceived exertion (RPE) (Borg CR10 scale) | 2 days after the end of intervention (POST) | 
| Need for recovery scale after work | Five point scale (1 = never, 5 = always) | Baseline | 
| Need for recovery scale after work | Five point scale (1 = never, 5 = always) | 3 weeks of resistance training | 
| Need for recovery scale after work | Five point scale (1 = never, 5 = always) | 6 weeks of resistance training | 
| Need for recovery scale after work | Five point scale (1 = never, 5 = always) | 2 days after the end of intervention (POST) | 
| Self-rated use of analgesics | The number of days the participants used analgesics during the last week | Baseline | 
| Self-rated use of analgesics | The number of days the participants used analgesics during the last week | 3 weeks of resistance training | 
| Self-rated use of analgesics | The number of days the participants used analgesics during the last week | 6 weeks of resistance training | 
| Self-rated use of analgesics | The number of days the participants used analgesics during the last week | 2 days after the end of intervention (POST) | 
| Pain: Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10) | Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10, 0 = not pain, 10 = worst possible pain) | Baseline | 
| Pain: Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10) | Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10, 0 = not pain, 10 = worst possible pain) | 3 weeks of resistance training | 
| Pain: Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10) | Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10, 0 = not pain, 10 = worst possible pain) | 6 weeks of resistance training | 
| Pain: Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10) | Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10, 0 = not pain, 10 = worst possible pain) | 2 days after the end of intervention (POST) |