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NCT Number: NCT03660956

Effects of Exercise and Back Counselling for Nurses

Low back pain (LBP) is most common occupational health problem among nurses. Therefore, how to prevent and reduce low back pain have been the important issue for nurses. A Quasi-Experimental design is used in this study to compare the effectiveness of 12-week exercise and counselling program to reduce low back pain in nursing personnel compared with counselling alone.

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Key information

Conditions

Low Back Pain Back Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

20 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

China Medical University

Taichung, 406040, Taiwan

About this study

A Quasi-Experimental design is used in this study. Purposive sampling is used to recruit participants from medical center in Central Taiwan. Participants will be randomly assigned to two groups: (1) exercise and back counselling, and (2) back counselling only. The results of this study will provide a guideline for nurses to prevent and to improve low back pain.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Has worked at current job for at least 12 months;
  • Intensity of low back pain on Visual Analogue Scale (scale 0-10) at least two during the past 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

  • Serious former back injury (fracture, surgery, disc protrusion);
  • Pregnant;
  • Other serious disease or symptoms that limit participation exercise defined by a physician.

Treatment and study plan

Exercise

Behavioral

Twelves-week exercise training sessions include a variety of strength, flexibility, and coordination exercises. Each exercise session lasts for one hour. Participants are expected to attend exercise session once a week and are encouraged to continue exercising at home.

Back counselling

Behavioral

Procedure of back counselling includes one session back counselling, lasting one hour. The topics of back counselling session are as follows: (1) Anatomy of lumbar; (2) Factors causing low back pain; (3) Problems of physical inactivity for the lumbar; (4) Risk of poor postures for developing persistent/chronic low back pain; (5) Maintaining right posture of the lumbar; (6) Avoiding harmful loading of the back during work and leisure time.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Pain on Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) at week 6, week 12, month 3, and month 6

    Time frame: Baseline, week 6, week 12, month 3, month 6.

    Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is used in this study to assess the intensity of low back pain with numeric rating scale 0-100 mm during the past month.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline Musculoskeletal Symptoms in the Low Back Area at week 6, week 12, month 3 and month 6

    Time frame: Baseline, week 6, week 12, month 3, month 6.

    Version of the low back questionnaire in Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) is used in this study to assess the musculoskeletal symptoms in the low back area.

  2. Change from Baseline Functional Status at week 6, week 12, month 3 and month 6

    Time frame: Baseline, week 6, week 12, month 3, month 6

    Chinese version of Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) is used in this study to assess the baseline functional status and its change over time for patients with back pain

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

China Medical University Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Comparative Effects of Exercise and Back Counselling on Improving Low Back Pain for Nurses

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Sep 7, 2018
Registry last updated
Aug 11, 2021

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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