Health promotion and preventive physiotherapy program for teachers in compulsory schools

Effect of a health promoting posture and movement management at work on teachers' health-related quality of life and work related behavior: a randomized controlled study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN92649087

Enrollment

Registered

2011-08-04

Start date

2008-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-05-22

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Conditions

Musculoskeletal disorders (low back pain, fatigue, exhaustion and neck/shoulder pain) Study domain: Health promotion and prevention Musculoskeletal Diseases Low back pain

Interventions

The health promoting posture and movement management for the intervention groups was a institutional and regulatory action at the working place (in this case at the schools). This institutional and re

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult teachers from compulsory schools in Austria of both sexes, aged between 20 and 63 years who were able to work

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Eligibility was not given when participants had chronic or acute psycho-neuro-motor disease, disabilities, fractures or when ability to work was not given

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Health-related quality of life (SF-36 questionnaire) 2. Work related behavior patterns (AVEM questionnaire) The results will be measured at baseline (before intervention, the beginning of the semester) and after 6 months (end of the semester)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Maslach Burnout Inventory (short form) 2. HBSC Symptom Checklist 3. IPAQ (International physical activity questionnaire)	—

Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

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