The Effect of a Resistance Training Program in Healthcare Workers on Pain, Workability and Physical Function.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Physical Function; Work Ability; Musculoskeletal Pain
• Interventions: Other: Resistance training

• Registration Number: NCT03501147
• Lead Sponsor: University of Valencia

Brief Summary

The prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal pain is considerable among healthcare workers, allegedly due to high physical work demands of healthcare work.

Performing physical exercise at the workplace together with colleagues may be more motivating for some employees and thus increase adherence. On the other hand, physical exercise performed during working hours at the workplace may be costly for the employers in terms of time spend. Thus, it seems relevant to perform a brief intervention. This study is intended to investigate the difference between the effect of workplace-based physical exercise (using elastic bands and body weight exercises) and a group control on musculoskeletal pain, physical exertion during work, physical function, need for recovery, self-rated use of analgesics, and work ability among healthcare workers.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-03-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-04-16
• Study Start: 2018-04-17
• Study First Posted: 2018-04-18
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-19
• Study Completion: 2018-06-19
• Status Verified: 2019-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-05
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 37

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthcare Workers at the Hospital
• Informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Unable to perform exercises

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Resistance training	15 minutes of resistance training at the work place every day

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain overall status: Standard 7-point patient global impression	2 days after the end of intervention (POST)	Standard 7-point patient global impression of pain collected at the endpoint

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
"Need for recovery scale" after work	2 days after the end of intervention (POST)	Five point scale (1 = never, 5 = always)
Physical function	2 days after the end of intervention (POST)	Physical tests (push-ups, Biering-Sorensen test, Sit to Stand)
Perceived physical exertion	2 days after the end of intervention (POST)	Based on Borg's rate of perceived exertion (RPE) (Borg CR10 scale)
Workability Index	2 days after the end of intervention (POST)	Questionnaire work ability
Self-rated use of analgesics	2 days after the end of intervention (POST)	The number of days the participants used analgesics during the last week
Pain: Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10)	2 days after the end of intervention (POST)	Average pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Scale 0-10, 0 = not pain, 10 = worst possible pain)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Clinic Universitary Hospital of Valencia; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain