Effect of Online Physical Therapy on Workplace Accident-Related Outcomes in Nursing Care Worker: study protocol of a multicenter randomized controlled trial

JRCT ID: jRCT1070210128

Registered date:03/03/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: low back pain
• Date of first enrollment: 31/05/2022
• Target sample size: 120
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): Online Physical Therapy

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: Oswestry Disability Index

Secondary Outcome

Falls Efficacy Scale International
Presenteeism: WHO Health and Work Performance Questionnaire
Absenteeism: Number of days absent from work, number of occupational accidents, presence and nature of adverse events

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 20age old
• Age maximum: < 60age old
• Gender: Both

Include criteria

Age: 20 years old or older, but less than 60 years old at the start of the study
Gender: Any gender

Exclude criteria

Persons with severe visual impairment (disability level 1-6) or hearing impairment.
(Grade 2 to 6 disability level * Those with normal hearing level on one side are included in this category)
Those who have a history of spinal disease (surgery).
Those who have already received rehabilitation treatment and guidance from physical therapists, etc.
Those who wish to retire within one year at the start of the study, or those who are likely to retire during the intervention period
or are likely to reach retirement age during the intervention period.
Those whose physician considers it difficult to participate in the study for medical reasons.
Those who could not give consent to participate in the research.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Saeki Satoru
• Source(s) of Monetary Support: Health Labor Sciences Research Grant-in-Aid for Scienntific Research