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Study NCT ID:
NCT00155662
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2012-12-06
First Post:
2005-09-09
Brief Title:
The Effect of a Work-hardening Program for Return-to-work for Workers With Low Back Pain
Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Organization:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study Overview
Official Title:
None
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2012-12
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Occupational injury results in family economic crisis and national productivity loss it is really becoming an important issue in Taiwanese society Low back pain is the most frequent injury affecting workers In addition to the prevention of injury having a work-hardening program and getting the injured workers returned to work are also challenges for medical personnel The purposes of this study are
1 to develop a guideline to assess the low back pain workers impairment and working capacity
2 to formulate a feasible work-hardening program for the low back pain workers and
3 to execute the program evaluate the training effect and then follow up the rate of return to work of the low back pain workers
In the first year a guideline for assessment of low back impairment and working capacity will be developed It may consist of the demographic data the working status the physical need in work trunk muscle isokinetic strength Oswestry low back disability questionnaire functional capacity evaluation and quality of life questionnaire The whole assessment package will be empirically applied in low back pain workers and the validity and reliability will be tested A work-hardening program for low back pain workers will be established in the first year through meetings with experts and literature review The work-hardening program will consist of training of trunk muscle strength flexibility and general fitness A sling-exercise training model will be applied in the program In the second year low back pain workers in outpatient departments will be recruited with their own agreement and grouped randomly into either the work-hardening group or the control group The expected number of subjects is 30 in each group According to the result of impairment assessment and work capacity the workers in the work-hardening group will start the individualized work-hardening program for 3 months After the program the workers will be assessed again to evaluate the trainings effect and the investigators will follow the rate of return to work among them 3 and 6 months after the program The workers in the control group will be followed for 6 and 9 months after enrollment to collect the rate of return to work in this group
1 to develop a guideline to assess the low back pain workers impairment and working capacity
2 to formulate a feasible work-hardening program for the low back pain workers and
3 to execute the program evaluate the training effect and then follow up the rate of return to work of the low back pain workers
In the first year a guideline for assessment of low back impairment and working capacity will be developed It may consist of the demographic data the working status the physical need in work trunk muscle isokinetic strength Oswestry low back disability questionnaire functional capacity evaluation and quality of life questionnaire The whole assessment package will be empirically applied in low back pain workers and the validity and reliability will be tested A work-hardening program for low back pain workers will be established in the first year through meetings with experts and literature review The work-hardening program will consist of training of trunk muscle strength flexibility and general fitness A sling-exercise training model will be applied in the program In the second year low back pain workers in outpatient departments will be recruited with their own agreement and grouped randomly into either the work-hardening group or the control group The expected number of subjects is 30 in each group According to the result of impairment assessment and work capacity the workers in the work-hardening group will start the individualized work-hardening program for 3 months After the program the workers will be assessed again to evaluate the trainings effect and the investigators will follow the rate of return to work among them 3 and 6 months after the program The workers in the control group will be followed for 6 and 9 months after enrollment to collect the rate of return to work in this group
Detailed Description:
Occupational injury results in family economic crisis and national productivity loss it is really becoming an important issue in our society Low back pain is the most frequent injury affecting workers In addition to the prevention of injury having a work-hardening program and getting the injured workers returned to work are also challenges for medical personnel The purposes of this study are
1 to develop a guideline to assess the low back pain workers impairment and working capacity
2 to formulate a feasible work-hardening program for the low back pain workers and
3 to execute the program evaluate the training effect and then follow up the rate of return to work of the low back pain workers
In the first year a guideline for assessment of low back impairment and working capacity will be developed It may consist of the demographic data the working status the physical need in work trunk muscle isokinetic strength Oswestry low back disability questionnaire functional capacity evaluation and quality of life questionnaire The whole assessment package will be empirically applied in low back pain workers and the validity and reliability will be tested A work-hardening program for low back pain workers will be established in the first year through meetings and literature review The work-hardening program will consist of training of trunk muscle strength flexibility and general fitness A sling-exercise-training model will be applied in the program In the second year low back pain workers in outpatient departments will be recruited with their own agreement and grouped randomly into either the work-hardening group or the control group The expected number of subjects is 30 in each group According to the result of impairment assessment and work capacity the workers in the work-hardening group will start the individualized work-hardening program for 3 months After the program the workers will be assessed again to evaluate the trainings effect and the investigators will follow the rate of return to work among them 3 and 6 months after the program The workers in the control group will be followed for 6 and 9 months after enrollment to collect the rate of return to work in this group
1 to develop a guideline to assess the low back pain workers impairment and working capacity
2 to formulate a feasible work-hardening program for the low back pain workers and
3 to execute the program evaluate the training effect and then follow up the rate of return to work of the low back pain workers
In the first year a guideline for assessment of low back impairment and working capacity will be developed It may consist of the demographic data the working status the physical need in work trunk muscle isokinetic strength Oswestry low back disability questionnaire functional capacity evaluation and quality of life questionnaire The whole assessment package will be empirically applied in low back pain workers and the validity and reliability will be tested A work-hardening program for low back pain workers will be established in the first year through meetings and literature review The work-hardening program will consist of training of trunk muscle strength flexibility and general fitness A sling-exercise-training model will be applied in the program In the second year low back pain workers in outpatient departments will be recruited with their own agreement and grouped randomly into either the work-hardening group or the control group The expected number of subjects is 30 in each group According to the result of impairment assessment and work capacity the workers in the work-hardening group will start the individualized work-hardening program for 3 months After the program the workers will be assessed again to evaluate the trainings effect and the investigators will follow the rate of return to work among them 3 and 6 months after the program The workers in the control group will be followed for 6 and 9 months after enrollment to collect the rate of return to work in this group
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