The Effect of Workplace Interventions on the Treatment of Low-back Pain

Workplace Interventions Supporting Employees to Continue at Work: Participatory Actions Organized by OH Physiotherapist

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03481426

Enrollment

107

Registered

2018-03-29

Start date

2017-02-01

Completion date

2019-08-30

Last updated

2021-04-08

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Conditions

Back Pain

Keywords

musculoskelelal disorder, occupational health service

Brief summary

The study evaluates the effect of workplace interventions on work ability promotion among workers with back problems. The half of participant will receive Information, advice and guidance for back problems in addition to participatory workplace actions organized by Occupational Health Physiotherapist. The other half will receive only Information, advice and guidance without workplace intervention.

Detailed description

Musculoskeletal symptoms, especially back pain, account for the majority of days lost. In order to enhance the health and working careers of people with MSD, it is important that work can be arranged in such a way that they can remain in work life despite MSD.In the field of work ability promotion, various stakeholders; the worker, employer, professionals in occupational health services (OHS) interact to optimize actions and practices to prevent absences from work and promote remaining at work. This study aims to investigate participatory working practices and modles of co-operation among OHS and workplaces.

Interventions

OTHERWorkplace intervention

The study contains normal services of occupational health. Both intervention groups are based on voluntary will, and the normal care and services are guaranteed. In the intervention group new working method which improve co-operation between occupational health services and workplaces.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Back pain for at least two weeks or frequently occuring periods within the past 12 months

Exclusion criteria

* Back problems with forcoming surcical operation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
work ability	through study completion, up to 12 months	The present self estimated work ability versus the life time best (0-10)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
intensity of pack pain	through study completion, up to 12 months	The present self estimated back pain, no pain - the worst pain

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

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