Team-based Ergonomics Educational Model for Workplace WELLNESS Improvement: A Pilot Study
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 36
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- SF-36
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This research is being done to explore the potential benefit of a physical therapist-guided stretching program on musculoskeletal pain and well-being.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Crossover
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 85 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •HMC/COM staff (faculty, residents, fellows, APPs, physical/occupational therapists, nurses, schedulers, etc.)
- •At least 18 years old
- •Willing and able to participate in all study procedures
- •Willing and able to provide informed consent
- •Group 2 subjects must have access to a computer with internet or an iPhone or Android smartphone
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects who do not meet all inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study.
Arms & Interventions
Group 1: In-Person
During the initial 3 month control period, subjects are asked not to begin any new exercise or stretching program during this time.
During the 3 month intervention period that follows, subjects will participate in in-person physical therapist-led instructional sessions three times per week. Each stretch will be performed twice, one on the left and one on the right. The therapist will describe what to do and briefly demonstrate each stretch. Stretches will be held for 45-60 seconds with therapist instructions and modification as needed based on subject technique.
Intervention: stretching exercises (Behavioral)
Group 2: Video
During the initial 3 month control period, subjects are asked not to begin any new exercise or stretching program during this time.
During the 3 month intervention period that follows, subjects will complete sessions three times per week, led by a physical therapist and viewed remotely via pre-recorded video using a smartphone application.
Intervention: stretching exercises (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
SF-36
Time Frame: change from 3 month time point to 6 month time point
The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures.
CMDQ
Time Frame: change from 3 month time point to 6 month time point
The Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires (CMDQ) is a questionnaire based on previous published research studies of musculoskeletal discomfort among office workers.
Secondary Outcomes
- SF-36(baseline, 3 months)
- Modified Sit and Reach(baseline, 3 months, 6 months, change from 3 month time point to 6 month time point)
- CMDQ(baseline, 3 months)
Investigators
Aiesha Ahmed
Assistant Professor, Neuromuscular Neurology
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center