Status:
COMPLETED
An Ergonomic Training With Exercise Program for Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Hemodialysis Nurse
Lead Sponsor:
Jer-Hao Chang
Conditions:
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Eligibility:
FEMALE
20-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 f...
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 musculoske...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 20 to 65 years old, which is the legal age range of adult for work in Taiwan
- registered nurses to work full time in the hemodialysis unit more than 6 months,
- having complaint of WMSDs within previous 6 months before this study.
Exclusion
- having no musculoskeletal disorder related to the job
- to care less than 4 patients in 4 hours, which was below the Taiwan workload reference for nurse in hemodialysis job
- to have any other consideration to keep from 12- week physical exercise program (such as pregnancy, injury, disease, leave…, etc.).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
38 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05964894
Start Date
August 1 2019
End Date
June 30 2020
Last Update
July 28 2023
Active Locations (1)
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National Cheng Kung University
Tainan, Taiwan, 701