PSU Lumbar Support for Prevention of Low Back Pain in Rubber Tapper

Lumbar Support for Low Back Pain Prevention in Rubber Tapper

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01017588

Enrollment

200

Registered

2009-11-20

Start date

2010-01-31

Completion date

2011-06-30

Last updated

2012-05-15

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

lumbar support, rubber tapper

Brief summary

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of lumbar support for low back pain prevention in rubber tapper. The investigators will randomized the participants(rubber tapper) into 2 groups;lumbar support and no support.The participant will be instructed for brace use. The sample size required are 200 subjects with 100 in each group. The subject will be evaluated every 3 month for the incidence of low back pain and quality of life after using the support.

Interventions

DEVICEPSU lumbar back support

wear PSU back supprt during doing rubber tapper

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

15 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* current rubber tapper

Exclusion criteria

* underlying rheumatologic condition * previous significant low back pain * previous back surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
incidence of low back pain	6 month, 1 and 2 years

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Roland Moris score	6 month, 1 and 2 years

Countries

Thailand

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026