Optimization of health and productivity through a targeted intervention for industrial workers with non-specific low back pain: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial

Optimization of health and productivity through a targeted intervention for industrial workers with non-specific low back pain: A stepped-wedge cluster randomized controlled trial - INIRA

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036752

Enrollment

Registered

2025-04-28

Start date

2025-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

M54.5

Interventions

Group 1: Targeted, individualized stabilisation exercises. 1x per week supervised center-based and 2x per week home-based self-administered

each 45 minutes, in total 3 months Group 2: One-size-fits-all non-targeted stabilisation exercises. 1x per week supervised center-based and 2x per week home-based self-administered

each 45 minutes, in total 3 months

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Industrial workers, nonspecific low back pain, full-time emplyoment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Specific causes of low back pain; Part-time workers, Apprentices

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pain intensity (VAS 0-100 points) over time (due to the stepped-wedge-design) from baseline to post-intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Functional disability (Oswestry Disability Index); Heath-related quality of life (SF-12); Workability (WPS), Kinematics during a lifting task (°, °/sec.)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDaniel Niederer

Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

niederer@med.uni-frankfurt.de+492024392225

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026