Z87.3
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Exposed group: Twenty workers (10 women, 10 men) who are exposed to stressful occupational activities of the hands (e.g., upholsterer as profession) and who report minor to severe recurrent p
Sponsors
Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Employment: a minimum of one year employment to above described workplaces at the time of study inclusion. Musculoskeletal pain: the study population should suffer from varying degrees of musculoskeletal pain in the elbow/forearm/hand-area, which will be assessed using the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (Kreuzfeld et al. 2016).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Status after accident and/or systemic diseases that affect joints or muscles and/or are associated with acute and chronic inflammations. Musculoskeletal pain that is not localized in the elbow/forearm/hand-area and that is equally or more severe than in the elbow/forearm/hand-area examined in the current study, as assessed by the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire (Kreuzfeld et al., 2016). Relative and absolute contraindications for repeated blood sampling, such as: fear of blood sampling (relative), taking anticoagulants (absolute), few suitable veins that should only be used for therapeutic interventions (absolute).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reliability of the inflammatory biomarkers (i.a.) IL-1ß, IL-6 and CRP | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Musculoskeletal upper-extremity pain Clinical signs of chronic musculoskeletal upper-extremity disorders | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactTessy Luger
Arbeitsphysiologisches Labor, Institut für Arbeitsmedizin, Sozialmedizin und Versorgungsforschung
Outcome results
None listed