UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000033210
Receipt number R000037348
Scientific Title Effectiveness of Workplace Active Rest Program on low back pain among office workers
Date of disclosure of the study information 2018/07/02
Last modified on 2021/05/08 19:59:13

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Basic information

Public title

Effectiveness of Workplace Active Rest Program on low back pain among office workers

Acronym

Effectiveness of Active Rest on low back pain

Scientific Title

Effectiveness of Workplace Active Rest Program on low back pain among office workers

Scientific Title:Acronym

Effectiveness of Active Rest on low back pain

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Chronic low back pain

Classification by specialty

Orthopedics

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is prevalent problem among office workers. CLBP should be resolved because it causes work productivity loss, sick absence, and medical cost. Prolonged sitting is closely related to LBP among office workers. Although previous studies have tried to investigate the effectiveness of ergonomic intervention and back support, these are shown ineffective. Recent study showed that standing desk improved LBP. However, standing desk has some limitations such as application to workplaces in terms of spaces and cost. Thus, easy-to-use solutions are needed.
We focus on how office workers take a rest. We hypothesized that frequent standing and brief exercise during work could improve LBP and develop the Workplace Active Rest Program (WARP). WARP consists of frequent standing and brief exercise focused on LBP, which can decrease burden on lower back due to prolonged sitting and improve LBP.
The objective of the present study is to show the effectiveness of WARP on chronic low back pain among office workers.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Low back pain intensity (subscale of Brief Pain Inventory; BPI)
Once in 4 weeks

Key secondary outcomes

Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, STarT Back Screening tool, Work Limitations Questionnaire, Physical Activity in work (Accelerometer)


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Cross-over

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Cluster

Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification

NO

Dynamic allocation

NO

Institution consideration


Blocking

NO

Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

1. Workplace active rest program composes of frequent rest and brief exercise (1-2 minutes) led by physical therapist at the seminar.
2. The seminar is held when the group will move from control phase to intervention phase.
3. The contents of seminar composes of cause of low back pain (LBP), sedentary and LBP, sedentary and health, orientation of intervention, development of exercise program.
4. Researchers who is specialized in LBP and sedentary hold a seminar and evaluate the condition of participants, prescribe a brief and effective office exercise.
5. Exercise focuses on spine and hip stretch and training which improve their mobility and stability (trunk extension exercise, stretching of Iliopsoas and hamstrings, abdominal oblique, erector spinae muscles, thoracolumbar fascia).
6. We disseminate leaflets of exercise.
7. Timing of active rest is start time of work, AM break, lunch break, PM break, finishing time of work. During these five timing, reminder music turns on, and then all workers (study participants as well as the rest of workers in the same office) take an active rest (stand up and exercise) under supervisors' instruction.
8. Researchers visit the office once in a week to check if any problems happen or not.

Interventions/Control_2

Usual work (music of general exercise before starting job, AM and PM break)

Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


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Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


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Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Chronic low back pain lasting more that 3 months (12th rib to gluteal fold)
Office workers (more than 4 hours/day for desk work)

Key exclusion criteria

Low back pain due to fracture and trauma injury, infectious disease, internal organ disorder
Difficult to participate in the study due to medical or surgical disease

Target sample size

30


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Rei
Middle name
Last name Ono

Organization

Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences

Division name

Department of Public Health

Zip code

6540012

Address

7-10-2, Tomogaoka ,Suma, Kobe, Japan

TEL

078-796-4515

Email

ono@phoenix.kobe-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Yamato
Middle name
Last name Tsuboi

Organization

Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences

Division name

Department of Community Health Sciences

Zip code

6540012

Address

7-10-2, Tomogaoka ,Suma, Kobe, Japan

TEL

078-796-4515

Homepage URL


Email

yt.green1@gmail.com


Sponsor or person

Institute

Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Department of Public Health

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Meiji Yasuda Life Foundation of Health and Welfare

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Non profit foundation

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

The Ethics Committee of Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences

Address

7-10-2, Tomogaoka ,Suma, Kobe, Japan

Tel

0787922555

Email

syomu2@ams.kobe-u.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2018 Year 07 Month 02 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

29

Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Completed

Date of protocol fixation

2018 Year 06 Month 23 Day

Date of IRB

2018 Year 06 Month 20 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2018 Year 07 Month 02 Day

Last follow-up date

2018 Year 11 Month 09 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2018 Year 06 Month 30 Day

Last modified on

2021 Year 05 Month 08 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000037348


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