Musculoskeletal Pain, Physical Function, Work Ability
Conditions
Brief summary
The prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal pain is considerable among healthcare workers, allegedly due to high physical work demands of healthcare work. Performing physical exercise at the workplace together with colleagues may be more motivating for some employees and thus increase adherence. On the other hand, physical exercise performed during working hours at the workplace may be costly for the employers in terms of time spend. Thus, it seems relevant to perform a brief intervention. This study is intended to investigate the difference between the effect of workplace-based physical exercise (using elastic bands and body weight exercises) and a group control on musculoskeletal pain, physical exertion during work, physical function, need for recovery, self-rated use of analgesics, and work ability among healthcare workers.
Interventions
OTHERResistance training
15 minutes of resistance training during work every day
Sponsors
University of Valencia
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Healthcare Workers at the Hospital * Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to perform exercises
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Pain overall status: Standard 7-point patient global impression | 2 days after the end of intervention (POST) | Standard 7-point patient global impression of pain collected at the endpoint |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Physical function | Baseline | Physical tests (push-ups, Biering-Sorensen test, Sit to Stand) |
| Perceived physical exertion | Baseline | Based on Borg's rate of perceived exertion (RPE) (Borg CR10 scale) |
| Workability Index | Baseline | Questionnaire work ability |
| Self-rated use of analgesics | Baseline | The number of days the participants used analgesics during the last week |
| Pain: Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10) | Baseline | Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10, 0 = not pain, 10 = worst possible pain) |
| Need for recovery scale after work | Baseline | Five point scale (1 = never, 5 = always) |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed