Clinical trial NCT06004284: Effect of Exercise Given to Factory Workers With Ergonomics Training on Pain and Functionality
Official title: Effect of Exercise Given to Factory Workers With Ergonomics Training on Pain and Functionality
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Work-related Illness
Work Accident
Occupational Diseases
Keywords: Workers
pain
exercise
ergonomics
Functionality
Lead sponsor: Uskudar University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-22
Enrollment: 54
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Participants will be given exercise practices along with ergonomics training.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of ergonomics training with exercises applied on factory workers with low back pain on pain, functionality, sleep and fatigue.

Detailed description: The study was planned as a randomized controlled trial. Workers between the ages of 18 and 60 working in a plastic casting factory in Gebze/Kocaeli with back and low back pain will be included in the study. Participants will be divided into two groups using a simple randomization method. Ergonomics training will be given to the first group together with core stabilization exercises; The second group will be given only ergonomics training. The exercises they will do will be explained to the participants individually and will be supported by an exercise brochure. Participants will be asked to do the given exercises 3 days a week and continue for 8 weeks. Follow-up of the given exercises will be done with the exercise follow-up chart. Persons with psychological or physical disabilities who can exercise regularly will not be included in the study. In order to collect data on the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, a personal information form will be prepared by the researcher and the participants will be asked to fill in this form. In order to collect data from the participants; "McGill Pain Questionnaire (Short)" and "Visual Analog Scale" to collect information on pain; "Fatigue Severity Scale" will be used to determine fatigue levels, "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire" will be used to determine sleep quality, and "Oswestry Low Back Pain Scale" will be used to evaluate functionality. The questionnaires will be repeated before and after the study. The data before and after the intervention will be analyzed statistically.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* be between the ages of 18-65,
* Having low back pain in the last 3 months
* Visual Pain Scale (VAS) \>4
* No surgical intervention in the last 6 months,

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not being cooperative desk work
* Presence of psychological problems,
* Using sleeping pills
* Presence of neurological and orthopedic disease.

Primary outcomes:
measure: The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ)
timeFrame: 10 weeks
measure: Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire
timeFrame: 10 weeks
measure: Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS)
timeFrame: 10 weeks
measure: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
timeFrame: 10 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Gebze
country: Turkey
facility: Üsküdar Unıversıty
state: Kocaeli
Study officials:
affiliation: Uskudar University
name: Elif PEHLEVAN
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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