Musculoskeletal Complaints in an Industry
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Disorder
- Interventions
- Other: questionnaires
- Registration Number
- NCT01654237
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
- Brief Summary
The hypothesis of this study is that there will be a variety of factors influencing the musculoskeletal complaints among workers of different sectors.
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) account for more than 30% of occupational diseases in the world. In order to organize the strategic actions that will be developed for the prevention of MSDs, it is essential to analyze in advance the peculiar situations of the different sectors of a workplace. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among workers in a medium-sized industry by comparing its sectors and to investigate the influence of occupational and non-occupational factors in the increase of complaints.
- Detailed Description
The Nordic questionnaire was used to asses musculoskeletal symptoms as well as questionnaires about lifestyle and work-related conditions in 185 workers divided into three sectors of an industry (factory - microelectronics, office and logistics)
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 185
- work in the industry
- work less than a month in the industry
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Muskind questionnaires three questionnaires to be completed by the subjects
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method musculoskeletal complaints one month musculoskeletal complaints in different parts of the body
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine. University of Sao Paulo
š§š·Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil