The Effect of Interactive Multimedia Versus Illustrated Booklet on Behavior to Prevent Lower Back Pain in Working Nurses.

Comparison of the Effect of Interactive Multimedia Versus Illustrated Booklet on Behavior to Prevent Lower Back Pain in Working Nurses in the Hospitals Affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04610073

Enrollment

153

Registered

2020-10-30

Start date

2019-06-30

Completion date

2019-12-29

Last updated

2020-11-02

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Conditions

Low Back Pain

Brief summary

The present study was conducted to compare the effect of interactive multimedia and illustrated booklet methods on knowledge, attitude and improvement of behavior in preventing lower back pain amongst lower back pain amongst nurses.

Detailed description

In this single blind randomized controlled trial, 153 eligible nurses working in hospitals during 2019 were enrolled. The participants were randomly allocated into three parallel groups: interactive multimedia (n=55), illustrated booklet (n= 55), and the control (n= 43). The study samples were blinded to intervention and control groups. A researcher-made questionnaire was completed by the eligible subjects before, after, and four weeks after the intervention to assess their knowledge, attitude and behavior in preventing chronic lower back pain amongst working nurses.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALInteractive multimedia training and illustrated booklet

The experimental groups conducted interactive multimedia training and illustrated booklet

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Minimum education level of bachelor's degree in nursing * Employment in governmental hospitals * Willing to participate in the study and complete the informed consent * Minimum knowledge of working with computers

Exclusion criteria

* Congenital anomalies * low back pain * History of back surgery * History of trauma to the back * Pregnancy * Severe osteoporosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Behavior of the employed nurses in order to prevent low back pain	5 weeks	Researcher made questionnaire for measuring behavior with 19 questions based on a six-point Likert scale.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Knowledge of the employed nurses in order to prevent low back pain	5 weeks	A Researcher made questionnaire for measuring knowledge with 10 four-option questions.
Attitude of the employed nurses in order to prevent low back pain	5 weeks	A researcher made questionnaire for measuring attitude with 18 questions based on a six-point Likert scale.

Countries

Iran

Outcome results

None listed

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