Health promotional program to manage the local cleaners' musculoskeletal symptoms: feasibility study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Work-related musculoskeletal symptoms (WRMS)Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN89426683
- Lead Sponsor
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
1. Chinese cleaners aged 30 years old or above
2. Involved in cleaning duties on the street, waste collection stations or public or private housing
3. With a full-time or part-time contract from the cleaning contractors or under government employment
4. Experience with WRMS in at least one body part for at least 1 month
Exclusion Criteria
1. Any co-morbidities or diseases that are contraindicated for physical activities, e.g. stroke, polio, musculoskeletal deformity
2. Pregnant
3. Have severe WRMS, which is not recommended for exercise by medical professionals
4. Participated in structured exercise training (with trainer) in the previous 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The cleaners' satisfaction and acceptability of the intervention measured with a questionnaire and focus group interviews of the participants and collaborative partners after the intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Prevalence and severity level of musculoskeletal symptoms measured with the Standardised Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire (NMQ) at baseline, after the intervention (8 weeks) and 4 weeks after the intervention<br>2. Health impacts of the WRMS measured with a Musculoskeletal Health Questionnaire (MSK-HQ) at baseline, after intervention (8 weeks) and 4 weeks after the intervention