Musculoskeletal disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Intervention group - receives a passive exoskeleton BionicBack (hTrius GmbH) for 3 months with follow-up appointments and asynchronous education on the use of the exoskeleton. This includes m
Sponsors
Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Workers from the logistics or care sectors with recurring lifting tasks in their daily work routine - High risk potential due to lifting and carrying loads (number over 10 per working day or weight over 10 kg per lifting or carrying load)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - acute viral/bacterial infections and infectious diseases - Physical, mental or other inability to provide requested information or participate in required tests (Folstein et al., 1975; Watson et al., 1993) - Orthopaedic, rheumatologic, cardiovascular or psychiatric conditions that prevent the use of passive exoskeletons - Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary efficacy endpoint: change in musculoskeletal complaints after 3 months as measured by the Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaire, German version (D-CMDQ) Primary feasibility endpoint: Wearing time of the exoskeleton per week (number of days the exoskeleton was worn, hours per wearing session and cumulative hours per week) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Recruitment and drop-out rates - Implementation barriers and acceptance among workers and employees (Short Scale Technology Readiness (TB), interviews); - User friendliness / usability (Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology 2.0 (QUEST 2.0)) - Number of sick days, number of work-related musculoskeletal sick days; sick costs per musculoskeletal sick day - Physical and mental workload (NASA Raw Task Load Index); - Fatigue and job satisfaction (Fatigue Scale (FS), Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ)); - Attention and memory performance - Resting heart rate (blood pressure monitor, Boso medicus) - Resting blood pressure (blood pressure monitor, Boso medicus) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactJohannes Voß
Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
Outcome results
None listed