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NCT Number: NCT05964894

An Ergonomic Training With Exercise Program for Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Hemodialysis Nurse

This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the 12-week ergonomic intervention developed by Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model in improving musculoskeletal discomfort and muscle strength for hemodialysis nurses. The maintenance effects of the intervention were also evaluated after another 12-week follow-up.

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Key information

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Disorders Musculoskeletal Diseases

Age range

20 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Cheng Kung University

Tainan, 701, Taiwan

About this study

Methods A cluster experimental design was used to conduct this study. Participants were recruited from hemodialysis units at two medical centers in Taiwan and had complaints of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) within the past six months. By PEO model, the 12-week intervention including ergonomic education and exercise program was designed based on the job contents of hemodialysis nurses. In the study period, we used a mobile massager app to reminder them and monitor their implementation of exercises. The outcome indicators were measured before and after intervention as well as the follow-up after another 12 weeks. A generalized estimating equations model was adopted to analyze the repeated measurements.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 20 to 65 years old, which is the legal age range of adult for work in Taiwan
  • registered nurses to work full time in the hemodialysis unit more than 6 months,
  • having complaint of WMSDs within previous 6 months before this study.

Exclusion criteria

  • having no musculoskeletal disorder related to the job
  • to care less than 4 patients in 4 hours, which was below the Taiwan workload reference for nurse in hemodialysis job
  • to have any other consideration to keep from 12- week physical exercise program (such as pregnancy, injury, disease, leave…, etc.).

Treatment and study plan

ergonomic training

Other

ergonomic education & exercise training

Primary outcomes

  1. severity degree of muscular discomfort

    Time frame: week 0

    self reported by Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (0-5 points; the higher score indicates the more discomfort)

  2. muscle strength

    Time frame: week 0

    grip and pinch power; the muscle strength of neck extension, shoulder flexion/extension, and wrist flexion/extension of the dominant (maximal force of the muscles movement against in kilograms, the higher the stronger)

  3. severity degree of muscular discomfort

    Time frame: week 12

    self reported by Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (0-5 points; the higher score indicates the more discomfort)

  4. muscle strength

    Time frame: week 12

    grip and pinch power; the muscle strength of neck extension, shoulder flexion/extension, and wrist flexion/extension of the dominant (maximal force of the muscles movement against in kilograms, the higher the stronger)

  5. severity degree of muscular discomfort

    Time frame: week 24

    self reported by Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (0-5 points; the higher score indicates the more discomfort)

  6. muscle strength

    Time frame: week 24

    grip and pinch power; the muscle strength of neck extension, shoulder flexion/extension, and wrist flexion/extension of the dominant (maximal force of the muscles movement against in kilogram, the higher the stronger)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Subjective quality of life

    Time frame: week 0

    World Health Organization Quality of Life, Brief edition, Taiwan version (1-5, higher score for higher quality of life)

  2. Subjective quality of life

    Time frame: week 24

    World Health Organization Quality of Life, Brief edition, Taiwan version (1-5, higher score for higher quality of life)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Jer-Hao Chang

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Occupational Therapy for Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Hemodialysis Nurse

Acronym: WMSD

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jul 28, 2023
Registry last updated
Jul 28, 2023

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