Effect of Exercise Given to Factory Workers With Ergonomics Training on Pain and Functionality
- Conditions
- Work-related IllnessWork AccidentOccupational Diseases
- Interventions
- Other: controlOther: exercise group
- Registration Number
- NCT06004284
- Lead Sponsor
- Uskudar University
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of ergonomics training with exercises applied on factory workers with low back pain on pain, functionality, sleep and fatigue.
- Detailed Description
The study was planned as a randomized controlled trial. Workers between the ages of 18 and 60 working in a plastic casting factory in Gebze/Kocaeli with back and low back pain will be included in the study. Participants will be divided into two groups using a simple randomization method. Ergonomics training will be given to the first group together with core stabilization exercises; The second group will be given only ergonomics training. The exercises they will do will be explained to the participants individually and will be supported by an exercise brochure. Participants will be asked to do the given exercises 3 days a week and continue for 8 weeks. Follow-up of the given exercises will be done with the exercise follow-up chart. Persons with psychological or physical disabilities who can exercise regularly will not be included in the study. In order to collect data on the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants, a personal information form will be prepared by the researcher and the participants will be asked to fill in this form. In order to collect data from the participants; "McGill Pain Questionnaire (Short)" and "Visual Analog Scale" to collect information on pain; "Fatigue Severity Scale" will be used to determine fatigue levels, "Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire" will be used to determine sleep quality, and "Oswestry Low Back Pain Scale" will be used to evaluate functionality. The questionnaires will be repeated before and after the study. The data before and after the intervention will be analyzed statistically.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 54
- be between the ages of 18-65,
- Having low back pain in the last 3 months
- Visual Pain Scale (VAS) >4
- No surgical intervention in the last 6 months,
- Not being cooperative desk work
- Presence of psychological problems,
- Using sleeping pills
- Presence of neurological and orthopedic disease.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description control group control Only ergonomics training will be given to the control group. exercise group exercise group Participants will be given training including stretching and core exercises along with ergonomics training.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) 10 weeks McGill pain questionnaire-short form is used to evaluate patients' pain in terms of feeling and sensory. Pain level is defined with 15 words consisting of 11 sensory and 4 affective words. From these descriptive words, the patient should choose an answer that is compatible with him/her as "no (0)", "mild (1)", "moderate (2)", "severe (3)". In addition, the pain felt during the survey is measured with the VAS, and the total pain intensity of the pain is measured with a 6-point Likert scale. Pain is defined as "absent (0)" and "unbearable (5)" on the Likert scale. In total, pain scores between 0-45 (no pain=0, severe pain=45).
Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS) 10 weeks This scale consists of 9 questions and each option has a score between 0-7. A score of 0 is expressed as "strongly disagree", while a score of 7 is expressed as "agree". The maximum score is 7, and it is recorded that people have a significant degree of fatigue for 4 points and above.
Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire 10 weeks It was developed to measure the functionality of individuals. The scale determines functional disability for activities such as sitting, walking, personal care, lifting, social life, travel, and sleep. There are 10 questions in this scale. Each question has 6 options. Participants are asked to choose the definition that best describes their situation from these options. A score of 0-5 is assigned for each of the sentences, and the highest possible score is 50 points. It is evaluated as mild between 1 and 10 points, moderate between 11 and 30 points, and severe between 31 and 50 points.
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 10 weeks Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; It evaluates sleep duration, sleep disturbance, sleep efficiency, subjective sleep quality, sleep medication use, daytime dysfunction, and sleep delay and consists of a total of 24 questions. 19 of them are self-report scales and 5 of them consist of questions to be answered by a friend or spouse. There are 7 components with 18 questions scored in the scale, and each component is evaluated between 0 and 3 points. The total score ranges from 0 to 21, and 5 or more is an indicator of "poor sleep quality".
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Üsküdar Unıversıty
🇹🇷Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey