Can the work of paramedics be re-designed to improve pain and discomfort?

Can the musculoskeletal health of paramedics be improved through re-design of the work?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN77150219

Enrollment

300

Registered

2021-11-21

Start date

2022-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-20

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Conditions

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in paramedics Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

The APHIRM toolkit intervention will be undertaken in one region within a large ambulance service in Australia. The Region will be randomly selected from a pool of two matched regions. Within the int

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any employee of the intervention region within the ambulance service, at the time of the surveys, who is a Registered Paramedic

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Paramedics who are employed in the Bicycle Response Team; Surge Response or Incident Management Room

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Level of self-rated pain and discomfort in body areas, measured using a survey administered at baseline and 12 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Level of self-rated exposure to work-related physical hazards, measured using a survey administered at baseline and 12 months 2. Level of self-rated exposure to work-related psychosocial hazards, measured using a survey administered at baseline and 12 months	—

Countries

Australia

Contacts

Public ContactKaren Davies

K.Davies@latrobe.edu.au+61 (0)7 3635 3568

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026