Clinical trial NCT03385954: Effectiveness of a Distance Eduaction Course for Prevention in RSI/WRMD
Official title: Effectiveness of a Distance Eduaction Course for Prevention in RSI/WRMD on Life Quality of a Nursing Group
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Work-related Injury
Keywords: nursing
distance
education
RSI/WRMD
Lead sponsor: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2017-12-29
Enrollment: 76
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) or Work-Related Ostomuscular Disorders (WRMD) are musculoskeletal disorders. Nursing is one of the categories of workers most affected, due to the inherent functions they perform in their daily activities. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of a distance education program of prevention in RIS/WRMD on the quality of life of a nursing group.

Detailed description: Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) or Work-Related Musculoskeletaldisorders (WRMD) are the names given to skeletal muscle disorders that mainly affect the upper limbs, the scapular region and the neck. One of the most affected categories is nursing workers who present health problems inherent to the function they perform in their daily activities. Due to this peculiarity, several studies are focused on the occupational risks of nursing workers in the hospital environment. However, It was not found in the literature studies that suggests strategies to prevent and improve the worker's quality of life. Distance education comes as a differential. It has power in interactive media and collaborative learning beyond self-learning and mass media. This research project proposes to carry out a randomized clinical trial where the intervention group will receive a Prevention Course in RSI/WRMD in the distance education modality and the control group will receive Educational Lectures on Prevention in RSI /WRMD, both groups will be composed by a nursing team from the Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Nurse staff from HCPA
* Male and Female
* Individuals that agree to participate of the distance eduacational course
* Individuals that agree to participate in the research by signing the Term of Free and Clarified Consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals that do not complete the course
* Individuals that do not agree to participate in the research by signing the Term of Free and Clarified Consent
* Individuals with chronic musculoskeletal injury diagnosed.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Quality of life
timeFrame: 48 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Pôrto Alegre
country: Brazil
facility: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
state: Rio Grande Do Sul
Study officials:
affiliation: Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
name: Antônio C dos Santos, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
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