Completed

IRMAImplementation of Physical Exercise at the Workplace (IRMA06) - Slaughterhouse Workers

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What is being tested

Strength training

+ Ergonomic

Behavioral
Who is being recruted

Musculoskeletal Diseases

From 18 to 67 Years
+6 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional
Study Start: August 2012
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Summary

Principal SponsorNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Last updated: January 28, 2014
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Study start date: August 1, 2012

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

The prevalence of pain in the shoulder, arm and hand is high among slaughterhouse workers, allegedly due to the substantial load of these body regions during work. Work disability is a common consequence of these pains. Lowering the physical exposure through ergonomic intervention may be a strategy to reduce the workload. An alternative strategy could be to increase the physical capacity through strength training of the shoulder-, arm- and hand-muscles. This study investigates the effect of two contrasting interventions, i.e. load reduction (ergonomic intervention) versus training of physical capacity (strength training) on pain and work disability in slaughterhouse workers. The main hypothesis is that strength training intervention for 10 weeks compared with ergonomic intervention results in reduced pain of the shoulder, arm and hand.

NCT01671267
Principal SponsorNational Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Last updated: January 28, 2014
Sourced from a government-validated database.Claim as a partner

Protocol

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Design Details

66 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

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Eligibility

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Conditions
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 18 to 67 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Criteria

4 inclusion criteria required to participate
Slaughterhouse worker
pain intensity during the last three months of >= 3 (scale 0-10) in the shoulder, elbow or hand
the pain should be frequent (at least 3 days per week)
the pain should have lasted at least 3 months
2 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
life threatening disease
pregnancy

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

2 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
Strength training of the shoulder, arm and hand muscles for 3 x 10 minutes a week.

Group II

Active Comparator
Receives counseling on workstation adjustment and optimal use of the work tools.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

National Research Centre for the Working Environment

Copenhagen, DenmarkOpen National Research Centre for the Working Environment in Google Maps
CompletedOne Study Center