Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
The power-assistive suit will be used or not used for 4 weeks for transfer assistance tasks within the workday, followed by a 2-week pause, and then 4 weeks of work with or without the power-assistive
Sponsors
Akita University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Caregivers and caregivers at the "Nishiki-en" long-term care health facility for the elderly, the "Tazawa-no-Sato" long-term care health facility for the elderly, and the "Sawayaka Sakurakan" private-pay nursing home for the elderly in Senboku City, Akita Prefecture (2) Persons who have consented to this study by signing a consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Pain due to musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain and leg pain that make it difficult to perform transfer assistance tasks. (2) Difficulty in performing tasks and transfers due to cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, or other diseases (3) Severe paralysis due to cranial nerve disease or spinal cord disease that makes transferring difficult (4) Inability to answer self-administered questionnaires due to cognitive decline (5) Inability to walk unaided or instability in walking unaided with the possibility of falling (6) Unable to agree to the purpose of this study or sign the consent form (7) Other participants who are considered inappropriate to participate in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary endpoints: Questionnaire survey 1) Low back pain: NRS, JOABPEQ, Oswestry Disability Index, questionnaire survey based on abbreviated version of Pain Detect 2) Lower limb pain: NRS 3) Fatigue: modified Borg scale (Borg G. Scand J Work Environ Health. 1990, 16(1): 55-58) 4) Happiness: 11-point scale. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary endpoints 1) Muscle strength: back strength, grip strength, lower limb strength 2) Blood pressure and pulse rate: Measured by wearable device (Fitbit) 3) QOL assessment: SF-8, EuroQOL 5 dimensions (EQ-5D) 4) Berg Balance Scale 5) 10 meter walk test 6) Timed Up and Go test 7) Body fat and skeletal muscle mass measurement with Inbody | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYuji Kasukawa
Akita University Hospital Division of Rehabilitation Medicine
Outcome results
None listed