Clinical trial NCT05050526: Real-time Videoconference-based Exercise in Eldercare Workers
Official title: Effects of a Real-time Videoconference-based Exercise Program in Eldercare Workers: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pain
Mental Disorders
Keywords: Eldercare
Caregiver
Exercise
Tele-health
Musculoskeletal disorders
Mental disorders
Absenteeism
Work ability
Work performance
Lead sponsor: University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Caser Residencial Betharram
name: Fundación Aspaldiko
name: Grupo Servicios Sociales Integrados
name: Igurco Residencias Sociosanitarias
name: Grupo Colisée
First posted: 2021-09-20
Enrollment: 130
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Formal caregiving of elderly dependent people is a both physically and psychologically demanding job, and both musculoskeletal and mental disorders with a negative impact in general health and quality of life are habitual among eldercare workers. Previous research has shown that physical exercise programs can reduce and/or prevent those disorders, consequently improving well-being at work.

Online exercise interventions might be a cost-effective tool, as they can reach a large number of people at a relatively low cost. Moreover, they are compatible with situations in which interpersonal physical distancing is required, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. However, real-time videoconference-based exercise interventions have not yet been studied in working populations.

Thus, the aim of this study is to assess the effects of a real-time videoconference-based exercise intervention in eldercare workers. The primary outcome will be low back pain. Pain in neck, shoulders and wrists/hands will also be recorded, as well as additional measures of physical fitness, psychoaffective state, health and work-related variables. All outcomes will be measured at baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Professional eldercare workers with ≥3 months of experience in the profession
* Employment contract at least until the anticipated date of study end

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy
* Contraindication to exercise according to the American College of Sports Medicine Guidelines

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline average pain intensity at 12 weeks
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline average pain intensity at 48 weeks
timeFrame: At baseline and at 48-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline highest pain intensity at 12 weeks
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline highest pain intensity at 48 weeks
timeFrame: At baseline and at 48-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline pain frequency at 12 weeks
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline pain frequency at 48 weeks
timeFrame: At baseline and at 48-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline pain interference at 12 weeks
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week follow-up
measure: Change from baseline pain interference at 48 weeks
timeFrame: At baseline and at 48-week follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Analgesic medication consumption frequency
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: 5-repetition sit-to-stand test
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Kneeling push-up test
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Shirado-Ito trunk flexor endurance test
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Subjective Happiness scale
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Goldberg Anxiety and Depression scale
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Maslach Burnout Inventory
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Single-Item Sleep Quality Scale
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Hypnotic/anxiolytic medication consumption frequency
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: EuroQol-5D 0-100 health state scale
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Work Ability
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Work Performance
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Borg's CR-10 scale for perceived physical exertion at work
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
measure: Absenteeism
timeFrame: At baseline and at 12-week and 48-week follow-ups
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Portugalete
country: Spain
facility: Residencia Aspaldiko
state: Bizkaia
city: Hondarribia
country: Spain
facility: Caser Residencial Betharram
state: Gipuzkoa
Study officials:
affiliation: University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
name: Ander Espin, PhD Student
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Espin A, Irazusta J, Segovia Celaya I, Mosquera Lajas A, Gonzalez-Templado V, Rodriguez-Larrad A. Effects of a videoconference-based therapeutic exercise intervention on the musculoskeletal pain of eldercare workers: protocol for the ReViEEW randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2023 Jun 6;24(1):463. doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-06584-7.
citation: Espin A, Irazusta J, Aiestaran M, Latorre Erezuma U, Garcia-Garcia J, Arrinda I, Acedo K, Rodriguez-Larrad A. Videoconference-Supervised Group Exercise Reduces Low Back Pain in Eldercare Workers: Results from the ReViEEW Randomised Controlled Trial. J Occup Rehabil. 2025 Mar;35(1):66-77. doi: 10.1007/s10926-024-10182-2. Epub 2024 Apr 17.