Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck (VIMS) - Industrial Workers (VIMS)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01071980

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : February 19, 2010

Last Update Posted : October 11, 2012

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Sponsor:

Collaborators:

University of Copenhagen

University of Southern Denmark

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Lars L. Andersen, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

Study Description

Brief Summary:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of specific resistance training on neck/shoulder pain in industrial workers.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Non-specific Pain of the Neck and Shoulder	Other: Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck	Not Applicable

Study Design

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Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment :	522 participants
Allocation:	Randomized
Intervention Model:	Factorial Assignment
Masking:	Single (Investigator)
Primary Purpose:	Prevention
Official Title:	Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck (VIMS) - Industrial Workers
Study Start Date :	January 2009
Actual Primary Completion Date :	February 2010
Actual Study Completion Date :	February 2010

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Specific resistance training 3 x 20 min a week of specific resistance training for 20 weeks	Other: Work Place Adjusted Intelligent Physical Exercise Reducing Musculoskeletal Pain in Shoulder and Neck Participants will be randomized at the cluster level to a control group or 20 weeks of specific resistance training for 3 x 20 min a week
No Intervention: Control Control group

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

Pain of the neck and shoulders [ Time Frame: At week 0 (baseline) and week 20 (follow-up) ]
Pain in the arm/hand [ Time Frame: At week 0 (baseline) and week 20 (follow-up) ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	20 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

industrial worker

Exclusion Criteria:

trauma, life threatening diseases, pregnancy

Contacts and Locations

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Locations

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Denmark
National Research Centre for the Working Environment
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2100

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

University of Copenhagen

University of Southern Denmark

More Information

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Pedersen MT, Andersen CH, Zebis MK, Sjogaard G, Andersen LL. Implementation of specific strength training among industrial laboratory technicians: long-term effects on back, neck and upper extremity pain. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Oct 9;14:287. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-287.

Andersen CH, Andersen LL, Pedersen MT, Mortensen P, Karstad K, Mortensen OS, Zebis MK, Sjogaard G. Dose-response of strengthening exercise for treatment of severe neck pain in women. J Strength Cond Res. 2013 Dec;27(12):3322-8. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e31828f12c6.

Roessler KK, Rugulies R, Bilberg R, Andersen LL, Zebis MK, Sjogaard G. Does work-site physical activity improve self-reported psychosocial workplace factors and job satisfaction? A randomized controlled intervention study. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2013 Nov;86(8):861-4. doi: 10.1007/s00420-012-0823-z. Epub 2012 Oct 14.

Pedersen MM, Zebis MK, Langberg H, Poulsen OM, Mortensen OS, Jensen JN, Sjogaard G, Bredahl T, Andersen LL. Influence of self-efficacy on compliance to workplace exercise. Int J Behav Med. 2013 Sep;20(3):365-70. doi: 10.1007/s12529-012-9239-0.

Andersen LL, Jakobsen MD, Pedersen MT, Mortensen OS, Sjogaard G, Zebis MK. Effect of specific resistance training on forearm pain and work disability in industrial technicians: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2012 Feb 13;2(1):e000412. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000412. Print 2012.

Zebis MK, Andersen LL, Pedersen MT, Mortensen P, Andersen CH, Pedersen MM, Boysen M, Roessler KK, Hannerz H, Mortensen OS, Sjogaard G. Implementation of neck/shoulder exercises for pain relief among industrial workers: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2011 Sep 21;12:205. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-205.

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Responsible Party:	Lars L. Andersen, Senior Researcher, PhD, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01071980
Other Study ID Numbers:	VIMS00
First Posted:	February 19, 2010 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	October 11, 2012
Last Verified:	October 2012

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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Musculoskeletal Pain Shoulder Pain Muscular Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases	Pain Neurologic Manifestations Arthralgia Joint Diseases

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