TEEM WELLNESS: Team-based Ergonomics Educational Model for Workplace WELLNESS Improvement: A Pilot Study

Sponsor

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT03831737

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

6.9

Actual Duration (Months)

5.2

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This research is being done to explore the potential benefit of a physical therapist-guided stretching program on musculoskeletal pain and well-being.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
MSDs Muscle Pain	Behavioral: stretching exercises	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

36 participants

Allocation:

Non-Randomized

Intervention Model:

Crossover Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Team-based Ergonomics Educational Model for Workplace WELLNESS Improvement: A Pilot Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Feb 11, 2019

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Sep 10, 2019

Actual Study Completion Date :

Sep 10, 2019

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Group 1: In-Person During the initial 3 month control period, subjects are asked not to begin any new exercise or stretching program during this time. During the 3 month intervention period that follows, subjects will participate in in-person physical therapist-led instructional sessions three times per week. Each stretch will be performed twice, one on the left and one on the right. The therapist will describe what to do and briefly demonstrate each stretch. Stretches will be held for 45-60 seconds with therapist instructions and modification as needed based on subject technique.	Behavioral: stretching exercises Head/neck stretches Head tilt side to side Cross-chest stretch Torso stretches Side stretch Mid-back stretch Lower limb Standing quadriceps stretch Standing hamstring stretch
Experimental: Group 2: Video During the initial 3 month control period, subjects are asked not to begin any new exercise or stretching program during this time. During the 3 month intervention period that follows, subjects will complete sessions three times per week, led by a physical therapist and viewed remotely via pre-recorded video using a smartphone application.	Behavioral: stretching exercises Head/neck stretches Head tilt side to side Cross-chest stretch Torso stretches Side stretch Mid-back stretch Lower limb Standing quadriceps stretch Standing hamstring stretch

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Group 1: In-Person

During the initial 3 month control period, subjects are asked not to begin any new exercise or stretching program during this time. During the 3 month intervention period that follows, subjects will participate in in-person physical therapist-led instructional sessions three times per week. Each stretch will be performed twice, one on the left and one on the right. The therapist will describe what to do and briefly demonstrate each stretch. Stretches will be held for 45-60 seconds with therapist instructions and modification as needed based on subject technique.

Behavioral: stretching exercises

Head/neck stretches Head tilt side to side Cross-chest stretch Torso stretches Side stretch Mid-back stretch Lower limb Standing quadriceps stretch Standing hamstring stretch

Experimental: Group 2: Video

During the initial 3 month control period, subjects are asked not to begin any new exercise or stretching program during this time. During the 3 month intervention period that follows, subjects will complete sessions three times per week, led by a physical therapist and viewed remotely via pre-recorded video using a smartphone application.

Behavioral: stretching exercises

Head/neck stretches Head tilt side to side Cross-chest stretch Torso stretches Side stretch Mid-back stretch Lower limb Standing quadriceps stretch Standing hamstring stretch

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

SF-36 [change from 3 month time point to 6 month time point]
The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures.
CMDQ [change from 3 month time point to 6 month time point]
The Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires (CMDQ) is a questionnaire based on previous published research studies of musculoskeletal discomfort among office workers.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Modified Sit and Reach [baseline, 3 months, 6 months, change from 3 month time point to 6 month time point]
The sit and reach test is a common measure of flexibility, and specifically measures the flexibility of the lower back and hamstring muscles.
SF-36 [baseline, 3 months]
The 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) is a set of generic, coherent, and easily administered quality-of-life measures.
CMDQ [baseline, 3 months]
The Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires (CMDQ) is a questionnaire based on previous published research studies of musculoskeletal discomfort among office workers.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 85 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

HMC/COM staff (faculty, residents, fellows, APPs, physical/occupational therapists, nurses, schedulers, etc.)
At least 18 years old
Willing and able to participate in all study procedures
Willing and able to provide informed consent
Group 2 subjects must have access to a computer with internet or an iPhone or Android smartphone

Exclusion Criteria:

Subjects who do not meet all inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center	Hershey	Pennsylvania	United States	17033

Sponsors and Collaborators

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Aiesha Ahmed, MD, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Principal Investigator: Majid Dadgar-Kiani, MD, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Aiesha Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Neuromuscular Neurology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT03831737

Other Study ID Numbers:

11328

First Posted:

Feb 6, 2019

Last Update Posted:

Dec 24, 2019

Last Verified:

Dec 1, 2019

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Myalgia

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 24, 2019