Effectiveness of an Exercise-based Work Injury Prevention Program in Law Enforcement Officials
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Exercise
- Sponsor
- University of the Pacific
- Enrollment
- 108
- Locations
- 5
- Primary Endpoint
- Medical Expenditures Related to Work Injury Claims During the Study Period
- Status
- Suspended
- Last Updated
- 10 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Law enforcement officials (LEOs) demonstrate an elevated risk for occupational injury. The effectiveness of exercise-based work injury prevention programs (WIPPs) to reduce the risk and costs associated with occupational injury has yet to be tested rigorously in LEOs. The accuracy of existing field tests of physical functioning to predict occupational injuries and related expenses remains unclear. The objectives of this study are to: (i) determine the effect of an exercise-based WIPP on occupational wellness and productivity in a cohort of LEOs, and (ii) to determine the accuracy of 2 common field assessments of physical function to predict lost work productivity and related expenses in a cohort of LEOs.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age between 18 and 60 years
- •Working full duty as a law enforcement official
Exclusion Criteria
- •Current history of pathology or symptoms that preclude exercise
- •Medical or rehabilitative treatment for a work-related injury within the past year prior to enrollment in this study
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Medical Expenditures Related to Work Injury Claims During the Study Period
Time Frame: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study
Number of Missed Work Days Due to Illness or Injury
Time Frame: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study
Number of Work Injury Claims During the Study Period
Time Frame: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire - General Health Subscale
Time Frame: Weekly, up to one year following enrollment into the study
The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Questionnaire was developed to measure the personal and economic effects of lost workplace productivity in the context of clinical trials. In this study, the WPAI-General Health (GH) version will be used in order to assess lost productivity and wellness during the study period. The WPAI-GH is a 6-item scale that solicits the number of hours missed from work and level of functional impairment perceived at work during the previous week. Four scores are calculated from the WPAI-GH, including percentage of work time missed due to health, percentage impairment while working due to health, percentage activity impairment due to health, an overall percentage work impairment. Time series data will be collected to observe trends over time that may relate to independent variables in this study, as well as to examine for previously unknown and uncontrolled variation (ie, seasonal variability).
Secondary Outcomes
- Functional Movement Screen(One time, at 3 months following enrollment into the study)
- Star Balance Excursion Test(One time, at 3 months following enrollment into the study)