Participatory ergonomics for the primary prevention of back and neck pain: a cost-effectiveness study
Completed
- Conditions
- Back and neck painMusculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN27472278
- Lead Sponsor
- VU University Medical Centre (The Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 3668
Inclusion Criteria
1. Working more than 20 hours a week
2. More than one year employed
Exclusion Criteria
Workers with back and or neck pain in the three months prior to the intervention will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure is the incidence of back and/or neck pain in the year of follow-up, assessed by means of a postal questionnaire. In the baseline and follow-up questionnaires, data on the incidence of back and neck pain will be collected using an adapted version of the Nordic Questionnaire. Cases of back and/or neck pain will be defined as those workers who reported regular of prolonged back pain and/or neck pain in the previous 12 months.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome measures are: <br>1. Functional status<br>2. Pain intensity and sickness absence<br>3. Use of ergonomic measures<br><br>Data on sickness absence will be collected on the basis of company and occupational health services registers. With respect to the economic evaluation data related to direct and indirect costs (costs in paid and unpaid labor as a consequence of sick leave or disability) and quality of life will be collected