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Low Back Pain and Quality of Life Among the Ambulance Drivers in Malaysia's Hospitals

NCT04824846 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 198

Last updated 2023-05-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study is a community interventional study by using an integrated back pain module (IBPM). The purpose of this study is to find out if the module training has any benefit on Low Back pain among ambulance drivers. The effectiveness of the module is determined by baseline quality of life results compared with after the intervention program completed.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Quality of Life

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Integrated back pain module (IBPM)

All Ambulance drivers will be screening with the Proforma to determine their low back pain symptoms. Those workers who are diagnosed with mechanical back pain during the 12 months fulfill a self-report quality of life questionnaire (SF-36). Then Integrated back pain module (IBPM) will be delivered to them after the introduction course conducted for 1 day and then the intervention will last for 6 months. Research staff will explain how to operate and use the module. Subjects must comply with all the care and prevention guidelines of the research module so that it achieves the expected results. They also need to complete the checklist provided in the Edmodo software via their respective smartphones.

OTHER

Health Educational Pamphlet.

In Health Educational Pamphlet (HEP) sessions, Participants will be taught the importance of movement and activity, pain management techniques, and methods for developing spinal posture awareness during activities of daily living (e.g., lifting, pushing, pulling, sitting, getting out of bed, and using a backpack).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universiti Sains Malaysia

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mohd Nazri B Shafei · University Science Malaysia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-07-01
Primary Completion
2022-05-30
Completion
2022-12-31

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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