umbar supports for home care workers with low back pain, an efficacy study.
Completed
- Conditions
- Self-reported non-specific low back pain (LBP) in the previous year.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON23420
- Lead Sponsor
- ZonMwThe Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and DevelopmentLaan van Nieuw Oost Indië 334P.O. Box 93245, 2509 AE The HagueThe Netherlands
- Brief Summary
1. Jellema P, Bierma-Zeinstra SM, Van Poppel MN, Bernsen RM, Koes BW. Feasibility of lumbar supports for home care workers with low back pain. Occup Med (Lond) 2002; 52:317-23. <br> <br><br> 2. Ann Intern Med. 2007 Nov 20;147(10):685-92.<br>
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 360
Inclusion Criteria
1. Reporting LBP at the start of the study, or reporting two or more episodes of LBP in the 12 months prior to the start of the study;
2. Performing medical care and/or domestic tasks as a home care worker.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Suffering from specific LBP e.g. rheumatoid arthritis or vertebral fractions;
2. Pregnant at the start of the study;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Number of days low back pain per month;<br /><br>2. Number of days sick leave per year (calendar days);<br /><br>3. Cost effectiveness.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Severity of experienced low back pain (11 point NRS);<br /><br>2. Functional status (Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale);<br /><br>3. Compliance.