Determining the effect of training ergonomic principles on the musculoskeletal disorders and sleep disorders in nurses.
Design
A randomized controlled trial with a follow-up period, with parallel groups, on 120 nurses and paramedics working in two public hospitals, one hospital will be selected as a control and the other as an intervention by lottery.
Settings and conduct
This study will be conducted in selected hospitals of Bushehr city. Training for the intervention group will be provided in two phases, offline and in-person. The duration of the educational intervention will be 1 month and the follow-up period will be 3 months.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Samples must be nursing staff consisting of nurses (bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate in nursing) and nurse's assistant (diploma degree); The samples must have informed consent to participate in the research; Samples have at least one musculoskeletal disorder with a score of 30 or higher; Samples must be under 55 years of age.
Exclusion criteria: Those who are nursing managers; Those who are pregnant; Those who are menopausal; Those who are Participating in the same courses at the same time.
Intervention groups
Intervention group: The samples in the intervention group will be trained in ergonomic principles. The ergonomic principles training course will be held in the form of 4 offline sessions and 4 face-to-face sessions, the duration of each session will be 120 minutes, for 1 month. The educational content presented in the offline sessions will also be presented in the face-to-face sessions.
The control group will not receive any training during the intervention.
Main outcome variables
Musculoskeletal Disorders, sleep disorders
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20090522001930N5
Registration date:2022-09-16, 1401/06/25
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2022-09-16, 1401/06/25
Update count:0
Registration date
2022-09-16, 1401/06/25
Registrant information
Name
Hakimeh Vahedparast
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 77 1252 8498
Email address
h.vahedparast@bpums.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2022-10-07, 1401/07/15
Expected recruitment end date
2023-03-20, 1401/12/29
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
Assessment of the effect of ergonomics training on the musculoskeletal disorders and sleep disorders in nurses
Public title
Assessment of the effect of ergonomics training in nurses
Purpose
Supportive
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Samples must be nursing staff consisting of nurses (bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctorate in nursing) and nurse's assistant (diploma degree)
The samples must have informed consent to participate in the research
Samples have at least one musculoskeletal disorder with a score of 30 or higher
Having at least one year of clinical work experience
Samples must have a smart phone or PC or tablet
Samples must have internet access
Samples must be under 55 years of age
Exclusion criteria:
Those who are nursing managers (matron, supervisor and head nurse)
Those who are pregnant
Those who are menopause
Those who are Participating in the same courses at the same time
Age
From 19 years old to 55 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
120
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
There are only two general hospitals with similar wards in Bushehr city. These two hospitals will be randomly placed in intervention and control groups. Randomization will be done by lottery method. In order to lottery, the name of each hospital will be written on a separate piece of paper and placed inside an envelope. someone outside the research team will be asked to randomly take out the names of the hospitals from the envelope. The name of the first hospital that came out of the envelope will be chosen as the intervention group and the second hospital as the control group.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Bushehr University of Medical Sciences
Street address
Pardis Complex Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Salman Farsi Street, Sabz Abad Blvd, Bahmani, Bushehr
City
Bushehr
Province
Boushehr
Postal code
7518759577
Approval date
2022-08-01, 1401/05/10
Ethics committee reference number
IR.BPUMS.REC.1401.061
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Musculoskeletal Disorders
ICD-10 code
M95.8
ICD-10 code description
Other specified acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system
2
Description of health condition studied
sleep disorders
ICD-10 code
G47.01
ICD-10 code description
Insomnia due to medical condition
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Timepoint
Before the intervention and 3 months after the intervention
Method of measurement
The Cornell Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire, which has 54 items and 3 domains, the 3D static strength prediction program, version 6, and Rapid entire body assessment (REBA) checklist, which has 5 levels of priority for corrective action, will be used.
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
sleep disorders
Timepoint
Before the intervention and 3 months after the intervention
Method of measurement
The Pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaire with a 4-part Likert scale will be used.
Intervention groups
1
Description
Intervention group: The content of ergonomic principles training includes 4 parts.The titles of each section are as follows: 1- Getting to know the goals, knowing the science of ergonomics and workstation and equipment arrangement 2- How to perform job duties in the correct way 3- Musculoskeletal disorders 4- Pain management. The content (four two-hour sessions) will be uploaded to Salamoz website specifically designed for this purpose 2 weeks before the class began, and the samples will be asked to study the full course content within 2 weeks. Due to the interactive design of the website, the samples access it as users at any time and place by connecting to the Internet with their smartphones, Also The researchers can quickly check the latest follow-up status by the samples from the management panel. The educational content is then presented in the form of four two-hour sessions during 2 weeks. The researcher briefly will be explained the lesson plan and the learning objectives at the onset of the class and will be summarized the main concepts of the lesson at the end. The clinical scenarios related to the concepts, entitled as ergonomic principles, are presented in the classroom. Afterwards, each will be asked to speak about the scenario and answer the questions, discuss them with researcher and other samples during the classroom, and analyze and answer the questions related to the clinical scenarios. There is a pre-test and a post-test 3 months later.
Category
Rehabilitation
2
Description
Control group: The samples will not receive any training during the study. There is a pre-test and a post-test 3 months later.
Category
N/A
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Shohadaye Khalije Fars hospital
Full name of responsible person
Aynaz Daftari
Street address
Shohadaye Khalije Fars hospital, Taleghani Boulevard, Bushehr