Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Low Back Pain, Braces, Prevention
Brief summary
The main objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of two different design characteristics of lumbar support for low back pain prevention in hospital nurses.
Detailed description
Low back pain occurs frequently and is one of the most costly health problems affecting industry and society. Prevention of low back pain is important both for the individual patient and from an economic perspective. Therefore, there are many measures available that claim to reduce low back pain and its recurrence. The most commonly used preventive strategies are fitness exercises, lumbar supports, education on back mechanics and lifting techniques, and ergonomic adjustments. However, their efficacy is still uncertain. The main objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of two different design characteristics of lumbar support for low back pain prevention in hospital nurses. Investigators hope that those two types of lumbar support will reduce the incidence of low back pain and sick leave days. In addition, Investigators hypothesize that there are some differences on outcome measures between those two types of lumbar support. Enrolled subjects will be randomly assigned to one of the following three groups. The first group will wear an inelastic lumbar support for 6 months. The second group will wear an elastic lumbar support for 6 months. The third group will receive no intervention. After the completion of 6-month intervention, a further 6 months fellow-up will be added.
Interventions
DEVICEQUIKDRAW Pro, Aspen Medical Products
Wearing an inelastic lumbar support (QUIKDRAW Pro, Aspen Medical Products) for 6 months
DEVICEMUELLER 4581, Mueller Sports Medicine
Wearing an elastic lumbar support (MUELLER 4581, Mueller Sports Medicine) for 6 months
Sponsors
Central South University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Female between 20 and 25 years of age 2. Subjects who have worked as a nurse less than two years and will continue working as a nurse no less than one year 3. Job contents including moving and lifting patients, long-time standing and frequent bending 4. Subjects who do not participate any other study concerning pain prevention currently and in the next year
Exclusion criteria
1. Subjects who are experiencing low back pain symptoms at the time of inquiry, regardless of acute or chronic, and seeking medical care currently 2. Subjects who have experienced 2 or more episodes (on 2 consecutive days) of low back pain symptoms in the 12 months before the inquiry 3. Subjects who are suffering from any other chronic pain disorders symptomatically 4. Subjects who have used a lumbar support during the last 6 months 5. Subjects with specific low back pain (like infection, tumors, osteoporosis, fracture, structural deformity, inflammatory disorder, radicular syndrome or cauda equina syndrome, spinal stenosis or spondylolysis) 6. Subjects who have had a spinal operation 7. Subjects who are suffering from chronic cardiac, respiratory, liver and kidney complaint symptomatically 8. Subjects who are suffering from diseases that might be aggravated by increased intra-abdominal pressure, like hernia 9. Subjects who are suffering from chronic gastrointestinal disorders symptomatically 10. Subjects who are pregnant, planning to have a baby in 1 year or less than 6 months after delivery 11. Subjects who are suffering from serious somatic disease and/or psychic disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The incidences of low back pain | 12 months after initiation |
| The sick leave days due to low back pain | 12 months after initiation |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Medical care utilization | 12 months after initiation |
| Adverse Effects | 12 months after initiation |
| Quality of life | 12 months after initiation |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed