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Training Therapy for the Prevention of Back Pain

NCT03393429 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2020-10-20

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Summary

Work place related (lower) back pain in medical personnel is limiting to workability.

Even though occupational prevention programs are increasingly established, data on the effectiveness of training interventions offered at work-sites is largely missing.

In this randomized, investigator-blind, controlled feasibility study we aim to compare the effectiveness of device assisted training therapy in comparison to a general recommendation "to stay active" or group gymnastics in terms of pain frequency and intensity (main outcome). Additional outcome variables are: quality of life, psychological well-being, work efficiency, of sick-leave days.

Eligible employees (2 x 30) of the General Hospital of Vienna (AKH) over the age of 45 years suffering from (lower) back pain (\>30 days/last year) of intensity ≥ 3 (numeric scale 0-10) will be included in two parallel groups. Group I starts with a device (DAVID) assisted training (40 training sessions; 2x / week) of the core trunk musculature. Group II gets instructions and an advice on how to "stay active" during the first 6 months. Assessment will be conducted before and after these 6 months; then groups are switched, thus, study subjects act as their own controls.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

DAVID assisted training

DAVID device assisted training under supervision

OTHER

training recommendation

training recommendation to "stay active"

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gerold Ebenbichler, Prof. Dr. · University Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-01
Primary Completion
2018-11-01
Completion
2019-02-01

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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