Interactive social media intervention to reduce low back pain in nurses

Comparing effectiveness of interactive social media and in-person educational interventions to reduce occupational low back pain in nursing profession

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20170313033054N2

Enrollment

300

Registered

2018-02-25

Start date

2018-03-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

Not applicable.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: This group will receive the intervention via a mobile application through an interactive social media . They will receive training how to use the application and

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Nurses working in hospitals Access to Internet Having skills to work with Internet and mobile

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Having any illness or problems that prevent a person from participating in the study and exercise for any reasons Being pregnant Having a pathological low back pain Taking medication for low back pain

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Low back pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, 6 months after intervention, 12 months. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale of low back pain; VAS hours.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Disability due to low back pain. Timepoint: Before intervention, 6 months after intervention, 12 months after intervention. Method of measurement: The Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale.;Health-related quality of life. Timepoint: Baseline (before intervention), 6 months follow-up , 12 months follow-up intervention. Method of measurement: The Health Survey Short Form (SF-36).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyedeh Somayeh Kazemi

Tarbiat Modares University

somayehkazemi@modares.ac.ir+98 21 8288 4547

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 11, 2026