Clinical trial NCT01007669: Effects of Specified Work Site Physical Activity Intervention Among Employees With Physical Heavy Work
Official title: Effects of Specified Work Site Physical Activity Intervention on Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Employees With Physical Heavy Work
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE1
Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases
Keywords: Physical activity
Lead sponsor: University of Southern Denmark
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2009-11-04
Enrollment: 67
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of specified worksite physical-activity interventions on musculoskeletal disorders in an industry with physical heavy workload.

Detailed description: Studies regarding company adjusted intervention have shown positive effects regarding work related neck and shoulder symptoms among workers with monotonous repetitive work. However, limited research is available on physical exercise intervention among workers with physically heavy work. This study introduces a new intervention concept to treat and prevent musculoskeletal disorders including individually and health check based exercise intervention.

The aim of this randomized controlled intervention project is

1. Through Health check to outline the extent musculoskeletal disability in workers with heavy work load in relation to physical and metabolic fitness. Includes is also assessment of physical general activity and working conditions.
2. To evaluate the effect of individual adjusted exercise programs on muscle strength, aerobic capacity, musculoskeletal disability, pain, work ability and sick absenteeism

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Constructions workers, working for more than 20 hours pr week, Physical heavy work tasks (in Danish: brolæggere, rørlæggere, mekanikere)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Workers with flexible job i.e. for people with a reduced ability to work

Primary outcomes:
measure: muscle strength
timeFrame: 3 months
measure: Aerobic capacity
timeFrame: 3 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Questionnaire
timeFrame: 1 year
measure: Health Check
timeFrame: 3 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Odense
country: Denmark
facility: University of Southern Denmark
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Southern Denmark
name: Bibi Gram, M.Sc.,PT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Gram B, Westgate K, Karstad K, Holtermann A, Sogaard K, Brage S, Sjogaard G. Occupational and leisure-time physical activity and workload among construction workers - a randomized control study. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2016 Jan;22(1):36-44. doi: 10.1080/10773525.2016.1142724. Epub 2016 Apr 21.
citation: Holtermann A, Jorgensen MB, Gram B, Christensen JR, Faber A, Overgaard K, Ektor-Andersen J, Mortensen OS, Sjogaard G, Sogaard K. Worksite interventions for preventing physical deterioration among employees in job-groups with high physical work demands: background, design and conceptual model of FINALE. BMC Public Health. 2010 Mar 9;10:120. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-120.