NCT05964894

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

Occupational Therapy for Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Hemodialysis Nurse

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 38 (actual)
• Sponsor: Jer-Hao Chang · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed description

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.

Conditions

• Musculoskeletal Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ergonomic training	ergonomic education \& exercise training

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-08-01
• Primary completion: 2020-06-30
• Completion: 2020-06-30
• First posted: 2023-07-28
• Last updated: 2023-07-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan