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Study NCT ID:
NCT00154622
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2012-12-06
First Post:
2005-09-09
Brief Title:
Management and Outcome of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Sponsor:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Organization:
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study Overview
Official Title:
National Taiwan University Hospital
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:
Work-related musculoskeletal disordersMSDare very commonwhich account for most of the occupational compensation in USAAccording to the epidemiological surveysinjured sites are frequent at low backneck and shoulder and upper extremityAlthough the MSD will not threaten the livesthey result in discomfortsome cost much and decrease the productivityThere was little study in our country to reveal the risk factors of medical utilization and disabling of MSDThereforewe do not have well-established strategy of the assessment and treatment for the workers who can not return to workThe purposes of this study are1To have sequential surveys to find the prevalenceincidence and possible risk factors of work-related MSD of employees in different industries and their medical utilization and disabled conditions2To find the victims of work-related MSD from clinicsassess their disablement and if they return to work and to find the factors those prevent them return to work3To develop individualized work hardening programs for the victims who can not return to wok after treatmentThe program will be established according to their injuries and their work characteristics
Detailed Description:
Work-related musculoskeletal disordersMSDare very commonwhich account for most of the occupational compensation in USAAccording to the epidemiological surveysinjured sites are frequent at low backneck and shoulder and upper extremityAlthough the MSD will not threaten the livesthey result in discomfortsome cost much and decrease the productivityThere was little study in our country to reveal the risk factors of medical utilization and disabling of MSDThereforewe do not have well-established strategy of the assessment and treatment for the workers who can not return to workThe purposes of this study are1To have sequential surveys to find the prevalenceincidence and possible risk factors of work-related MSD of employees in different industries and their medical utilization and disabled conditions2To find the victims of work-related MSD from clinicsassess their disablement and if they return to work and to find the factors those prevent them return to work3To develop individualized work hardening programs for the victims who can not return to wok after treatmentThe program will be established according to their injuries and their work characteristicsIn the first yearquestionnaire will be used to find the prevalence of work-related MSD of employees in different industries with various work typesThe demographic factors and the exposure factors will also be collected to find the risk factorsOne month and 6 months after the first surveillancethe 2nd and 3rd surveillances will be executed to find the new incidence and their medical utilization and loss of work timeIn the second yearthe injured workersin low backneck and shoulder and upper extremityfrom outpatient departments will be followed and assessedThey will be followed for 3 months to reveal their medical needtheir recovery and if they return to work after treatmentAccording to all the datawe can find the ratios of loss of work time in different types of injuries and the risk factors causing unable to return to workIn the second half of this yearthe authors will begin to establish the individualized work hardening programs and to finish the prevention and training bookletsIn the third yearwe will find the workers who can not return to wok after 3-month treatment in the clinicsAfter the assessment of their severity and residual working abilitythe workers will be randomized into training or control groupsThere will be 15 workers in each group in 3 kinds of injurieslow backneck and shoulder and upper extremitytotally 90 workers will be recruitedAfter 3-month work hardening training programre-assessment will be done and their return-to-work rate will be followed 3 and 6 months later
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOH94-HP-1405 | None | None | None |