PROCARE-prevention in stationary care facilities- prevention program for caregivers

Phase 2

• Conditions: M00-M99; Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

• Registration Number: DRKS00015249
• Lead Sponsor: niversität Hamburg, Arbeitsbereich Gesundheitswissenschaft

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-09-05
• Study Completion: 2019-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

The study includes employees who are active in the care of residents and who have no acute and/or chronic diseases of the back.

Exclusion Criteria

Excluded are professional housekeepers, psycho-social carers and administrative staff.

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcomes include the following parameters: Parameter: Lifting capacity, method of measurement: PILE Test, timepoints: Pretest, posttest after 10 weeks, posttest after 22 weeks and follow-up measurement after 34 weeks. Parameter: Predisposition of the upper body, method of measurement: Xsens, timepoints: Pretest, posttest after 10 weeks, posttest after 22 weeks and follow-up measurement after 34 weeks. Parameter: Strength endurance of lumbar extensors, method of measurement: Biering-Sorensen Test, timepoints: Pretest, posttest after 10 weeks, posttest after 22 weeks and follow-up measurement after 34 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The secondary outcomes include the following parameters: Parameter:Total score of movement observation (wheelchair transfer), method of measurement: Movement observation sheet, timepoints: Pretest, posttest after 10 weeks, posttest after 22 weeks and follow-up measurement after 34 weeks. Parameter: Functional impairment due to back pain, questionnaire: Oswestry Disability Index, timepoints: Pretest, posttest after 10 weeks, posttest after 22 weeks and follow-up measurement after 34 weeks. Parameter: Pain intensity of back complaints, scale: VAS, timepoints: Pretest, posttest after 10 weeks, posttest after 22 weeks and follow-up measurement after 34 weeks.