NCT01451567

The Effect of a Structured Personalised Ergonomic Intervention for Hospital Nurses With Musculoskeletal Complains

Study That Examined the Effect of a Structured Personalised Ergonomic Intervention Program for Hospital Nurses With Musculoskeletal Complains.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 31 (actual)
• Sponsor: Navah Ratzon · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of a structured personalised ergonomic intervention program for hospital nurses with musculoskeletal complains.

Detailed description

In a randomised controlled trial 31 nurses with musculoskeletal complains were observed at work, and an intervention program was completed in 14 nurses with the other 17 acting as controls. The intervention included four meetings during three months. Outcome measures were collected before the intervention and post-tests were gathered three months after the determination of the program.

Conditions

• Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Ergonomic plan	participants in the intervention group were evaluated by the REBA and received an overall coaching that stretched over four meetings Each session paid special attention to, and included explanations about, the anatomy and physiology of body regions

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-06-01
• Primary completion: 2005-10-01
• Completion: 2006-03-01
• First posted: 2011-10-13
• Last updated: 2011-10-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel