Back to resultsCross-Disciplinary Workplace Intervention Strategy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders
Primary Purpose
Back Pain, Neck Pain, Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Switzerland
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
combined intervention
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Back Pain focused on measuring work, Musculoskeletal Disorders
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Employees on sick leave because of non-specific back and/or neck/shoulder pain actual unable to work and continuous or cumulative (totalized) work incapa- city in the past 6 monts ≥ 20 working days 100% absence from work or ≥ 40 working days 80 to 99% absence from work or ≥ 60 working days 50 to 79% absence from work and not older than 58 level of employment ≥ 50% no longer than 6 monts absencer from work (100% unable to work) Exclusion Criteria: Specific diagnosis such as infection, neoplasm, metastasis osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fracture and inflammatory process or other conditions for which valid diagnoses had been demonstrated either in the anamnesis, records or the clinical examination Postoperative health condition with prohibited physical load Major co-morbidity which may determine return to work in a clearly stronger way then the MSD itself such as a major depression, psychosis, heavy drug or alcohol disease or instable cardiac or pulmonary disease Predominant specific shoulder pathology in "neck-shoulder pain"
Sites / Locations
- Institut universitaire romand de Santè au TravailRecruiting
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Sick-day saving, work capacity, economic variables
Secondary Outcome Measures
Functional performance, pain, general health, variables related to coping, believes, anxiety, depression
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT00369135
First Posted
August 25, 2006
Last Updated
November 20, 2008
Sponsor
Institut Universitaire Romand de Sante au Travail
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00369135
Brief Title
Cross-Disciplinary Workplace Intervention Strategy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders
Official Title
Cross-Disciplinary Workplace Intervention Strategy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
November 2008
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
March 2006 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
undefined (undefined)
Study Completion Date
February 2009 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
Institut Universitaire Romand de Sante au Travail
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
Yes
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Sickness absenteeism caused by MSDs is a persistent and expensive health challenge in all industrial countries including Switzerland. Despite much progress as to the cause and prevention of MSDs, they continue to be some of the most prevalent and challenging health problems with respect to the work-place and to socio-economic burden.
To improve the situation, several recent reviews recommended interventions based on the bio-psycho-social model. Work-hardening and industrial rehabilitation programs focused more on the in balance between physical and mental demands of work on one side and capacities of the individual on the other side. Therefore we propose to merge the two models into one. The result is an interdisciplinary intervention strategy witch includes work hardening, medical trainings, a cognitive behavioural approach and work place intervention.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Back Pain, Neck Pain, Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
Keywords
work, Musculoskeletal Disorders
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Investigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
120 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Intervention Type
Procedure
Intervention Name(s)
combined intervention
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Sick-day saving, work capacity, economic variables
Time Frame
one year
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Functional performance, pain, general health, variables related to coping, believes, anxiety, depression
Time Frame
one year
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
58 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Employees on sick leave because of non-specific back and/or neck/shoulder pain
actual unable to work and continuous or cumulative (totalized) work incapa- city in the past 6 monts
≥ 20 working days 100% absence from work or
≥ 40 working days 80 to 99% absence from work or
≥ 60 working days 50 to 79% absence from work and
not older than 58 level of employment ≥ 50%
no longer than 6 monts absencer from work (100% unable to work)
Exclusion Criteria:
Specific diagnosis such as infection, neoplasm, metastasis osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fracture and inflammatory process or other conditions for which valid diagnoses had been demonstrated either in the anamnesis, records or the clinical examination
Postoperative health condition with prohibited physical load
Major co-morbidity which may determine return to work in a clearly stronger way then the MSD itself such as a major depression, psychosis, heavy drug or alcohol disease or instable cardiac or pulmonary disease
Predominant specific shoulder pathology in "neck-shoulder pain"
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Danuser Brigitta, Prof.
Phone
+41 021-314-7421
Ext
0041
Email
Brigitta.Danuser@hospvd.ch
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Canjuga Mirjana, lic. phil.
Phone
+41 044 - 632 - 4631
Ext
0041
Email
mcanjuga@ethz.ch
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Danuser Brigitta, Prof
Organizational Affiliation
Institut Universitaire Romand de Sante au Travail
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Institut universitaire romand de Santè au Travail
City
Lausanne
Country
Switzerland
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Links:
URL
http://www.premus2004.ethz.ch/ZH_LAU/index.htm
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