ExerciseNCT01878162
Work Injury Prevention in Law Enforcement Officials
A study testing Exercise in people with Exercise, run by University of the Pacific at 5 sites in United States.
Trial summary
Law enforcement officials (LEOs) demonstrate an elevated risk for occupational injury. The effectiveness of exercise-based work injury prevention programs (WIPPs) to reduce the risk and costs associated with occupational injury has yet to be tested rigorously in LEOs. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 60 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Exercise
- What is being tested?
- Exercise
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 108 participants
- Where
- 5 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Aug 2012to Dec 2015
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 60 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Age between 18 and 60 years
- Working full duty as a law enforcement official
Who cannot join
- Current history of pathology or symptoms that preclude exercise
- Medical or rehabilitative treatment for a work-related injury within the past year prior to enrollment in this study
Trial locations and contacts
5 sites in 1 country.
5 sites in 1 country
United States5 sites
Butte Premier Physical Therapy
Chico, California, 95928
Physical Edge
Davis, California, 95618
PUMP Institute
Lodi, California, 95240
Lodi Physical Therapy
Lodi, California, 95242
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California, 95211
About this study
Official title: Effectiveness of an Exercise-based Work Injury Prevention Program in Law Enforcement Officials
Law enforcement officials (LEOs) demonstrate an elevated risk for occupational injury. The effectiveness of exercise-based work injury prevention programs (WIPPs) to reduce the risk and costs associated with occupational injury has yet to be tested rigorously in LEOs. The accuracy of existing field tests of physical functioning to predict occupational injuries and related expenses remains unclear. The objectives of this study are to: (i) determine the effect of an exercise-based WIPP on occupational wellness and productivity in a cohort of LEOs, and (ii) to determine the accuracy of 2 common field assessments of physical function to predict lost work productivity and related expenses in a cohort of LEOs.
- Conditions
- Exercise
- Being tested
- Exercise
- Keywords
- Prevention, Wellness, Occupation, Work, Law Enforcement, Exercise
- Medical subject headings
- Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
ExerciseOther
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Experimental | Exercise will occur 3 times weekly for 6 months in 20-minute exercise sessions. Sessions will take place independently. Follow-up and progression of the home program will be completed in person or by video teleconferencing at regular intervals throughout the intervention phase. Receives: Other: Exercise |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Work Injury Claims During the Study Period
Measured: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study
Medical Expenditures Related to Work Injury Claims During the Study Period
Measured: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study
Number of Missed Work Days Due to Illness or Injury
Measured: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire - General Health Subscale
The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Questionnaire was developed to measure the personal and economic effects of lost workplace productivity in the context of clinical trials. In this study, the WPAI-General Health (GH) version will be used in order to assess lost productivity and wellness during the study period. The WPAI-GH is a 6-item scale that solicits the number of hours missed from work and level of functional impairment perceived at work during the previous week. Four scores are calculated from the WPAI-GH, including percentage of work time missed due to health, percentage impairment while working due to health, percentage activity impairment due to health, an overall percentage work impairment. Time series data will be collected to observe trends over time that may relate to independent variables in this study, as well as to examine for previously unknown and uncontrolled variation (ie, seasonal variability).
Measured: Weekly, up to one year following enrollment into the study
Secondary outcomes (2)
Functional Movement Screen
The purpose of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is to provide the clinician with a rapid triage for potentially problematic regions that can contribute to symptoms, disablement, or injury. As a triage tool, FMS is used to determine regions that require additional clinical investigation. The FMS is a battery of 7 tests that are intended as an integrated assessment for limitations in range of motion, weakness, and incoordination. FMS tests consider spine, upper extremity, and lower extremity movements in the context of their respective regional kinetic chain. Component tests of the FMS involve rating of performance by a standardized examiner on a 3-point scale, and specific criteria exist for each rating. A composite score for the FMS may be calculated by summing the item scores.
Measured: One time, at 3 months following enrollment into the study
Star Balance Excursion Test
The Star Excursion Balance Test is a clinical test of dynamic balance. Subjects will assume unilateral stance in the center of a grid marked circumferentially in 45-degree increments. After a learning trial consisting of 6 repetitions in each of the 8 test directions, subjects will complete 3 repetitions of single limb squat reach. The evaluating therapist will record the distance achieved between the stance toe and heel of the reaching extremity in each of 3 repetitions in each direction.
Measured: One time, at 3 months following enrollment into the study
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Jun 2013 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2012
- Primary completionDec 2015 (estimated)
- Study completionDec 2015 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for ExerciseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 108 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of the Pacific
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Todd E Davenport, PT, DPT, OCS, Principal investigator, University of the Pacific
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01878162
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UPacific_Davenport1
- Status last verified
- Jul 2015
- First submitted
- 3 Aug 2012
- Last updated
- 2 Jul 2015
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 2 Jul 2015. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effectiveness of an Exercise-based Work Injury Prevention Program in Law Enforcement Officials
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01878162
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- UPacific_Davenport1
- Conditions
- Exercise
- Keywords
- Prevention, Wellness, Occupation, Work, Law Enforcement, Exercise
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Suspended
- Enrolment
- 108 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of the PacificUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Aug 2012
- Primary completion
- Dec 2015 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Dec 2015 (estimated)
- First posted
- 14 Jun 2013 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Law enforcement officials (LEOs) demonstrate an elevated risk for occupational injury. The effectiveness of exercise-based work injury prevention programs (WIPPs) to reduce the risk and costs associated with occupational injury has yet to be tested rigorously in LEOs. The accuracy of existing field tests of physical functioning to predict occupational injuries and related expenses remains unclear. The objectives of this study are to: (i) determine the effect of an exercise-based WIPP on occupational wellness and productivity in a cohort of LEOs, and (ii) to determine the accuracy of 2 common field assessments of physical function to predict lost work productivity and related expenses in a cohort of LEOs.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Experimental | Other: ExerciseExercise will occur 3 times weekly for 6 months in 20-minute exercise sessions. Sessions will take place independently. Follow-up and progression of the home program will be completed in person or by video teleconferencing at regular intervals throughout the intervention phase. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 60 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Age between 18 and 60 years
- Working full duty as a law enforcement official
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Current history of pathology or symptoms that preclude exercise
- Medical or rehabilitative treatment for a work-related injury within the past year prior to enrollment in this study
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Other | Exercise |
Primary outcome
Number of Work Injury Claims During the Study Period
Time frame: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study
Medical Expenditures Related to Work Injury Claims During the Study Period
Time frame: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study
Number of Missed Work Days Due to Illness or Injury
Time frame: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study
Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire - General Health Subscale
Time frame: Weekly, up to one year following enrollment into the study
The Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) Questionnaire was developed to measure the personal and economic effects of lost workplace productivity in the context of clinical trials. In this study, the WPAI-General Health (GH) version will be used in order to assess lost productivity and wellness during the study period. The WPAI-GH is a 6-item scale that solicits the number of hours missed from work and level of functional impairment perceived at work during the previous week. Four scores are calculated from the WPAI-GH, including percentage of work time missed due to health, percentage impairment while working due to health, percentage activity impairment due to health, an overall percentage work impairment. Time series data will be collected to observe trends over time that may relate to independent variables in this study, as well as to examine for previously unknown and uncontrolled variation (ie, seasonal variability).
2 secondary outcomes
Functional Movement Screen
Time frame: One time, at 3 months following enrollment into the study
Star Balance Excursion Test
Time frame: One time, at 3 months following enrollment into the study
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 2 Jul 2015.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Todd E Davenport, PT, DPT, OCS principal investigator
University of the Pacific
5 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Exercise in people with Exercise, run by University of the Pacific at 5 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: paused, as of the sponsor's last update on 2 Jul 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 5 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of Work Injury Claims During the Study Period (time frame: One time, at one year following enrollment into the study). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 2 Jul 2015.