Work-related InjuryNCT04102059
Pattern of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital
An observational study of Work-related Injury, run by Assiut University.
Trial summary
The term work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) is defined according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as a wide range of inflammatory and degenerative diseases and disorders that result in pain and functional impairment. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Work-related Injury
- How many people
- 265 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Dec 2019to Apr 2021
- Phase
- Observational
- 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 Any age
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: All female nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital.
Who may be able to join
None listed.
Who cannot join
- Male nurses.
- pre-employment musculoskeletal disease.
- Autoimmune connective tissue disease.
- Previous musculoskeletal surgery.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet.
About this study
The term work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) is defined according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as a wide range of inflammatory and degenerative diseases and disorders that result in pain and functional impairment. They arise when individuals are exposed to work activities and conditions that significantly contribute to their development or exacerbation, but which may not be their sole cause (1,2).
Another definition The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health defined WRMDs as "an injury of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, joints, cartilage, bones, or blood vessels in the arms, legs, head, neck, or back that is caused or aggravated by work tasks such as lifting, pushing, and pulling(3-5).
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They represent the second largest cause of short-term or temporary work disability after the common cold (6).Apart from lowering the quality of workers' life and reducing the productivity, WRMDs are the most expensive form of work disability, attributing to about 40% of all costs toward the treatment of work-related injuries(7).
It is estimated that almost one-third of all cases of sick leave among health care workers are related to musculoskeletal disorders(8).According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2013, WRMDs cases accounted for 33% of all worker injury and illness cases(9).
Most WRMSDs develop over time with usually, no single cause but various factors work in combination. According to the European Occupational Safety and Health Agency (EU-OSHA), the most common physical causes and organizational risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include:
- Prolonged sitting or standing in the same position
- Performing the same task over and over
- Continuing work while injured
- Awkward and static postures
- Load handling, especially when bending and twisting
- Repetitive or forceful movements
- Vibration
- Insufficient work breaks(7,10-12).
Read the detailed description
Nurses have to perform many physically demanding tasks such as transferring patients in and out of bed, lifting patients onto a bed, and continually maintaining bent-forward or twisted postures
Examples of WRMDs :
- Muscle strain: Overstretching or overexertion of a muscle or tendon.
- Tendonitis and tenosynovitis.
- Nerve injury: Carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Rotator cuff injuries (affects the shoulder)
- Epicondylitis (affects the elbow)
- Trigger finger.
- Low back injuries (16,17). A previous cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Chennai (India)2013 among dentists, laboratory technicians, nurses, physicians, and physiotherapists of various clinical departments. It showed that irrespective of regions, musculoskeletal problems during last 12 months was reported by 56% of nurses 55% of physiotherapists, 54% of dentists, 39% of laboratory technicians and 38% of physicians. About half (50.7%) of the participants reported symptoms involving at least one part of their bodies. Among all the symptoms, low back pain (LBP) was the highest (45.7%), followed by neck pain (28.5%) and shoulder pain (23.5%), whereas hip/thigh pain (7.1%) and elbow pain (5%) was the least reported(7). A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among health care workers in Lahore, Pakistan, Muscle aches/ muscle strains were mostly reported among nurses (38.6%) (19).A cross sectional study was conducted among nurses working in Mansoura Children University Hospital during the period from January to May 2017. The prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among nurses was 85.9 % .The most common sites were elbow (85.2%) followed by pelvis/ thigh (74.9%) and wrist (64.6%). Surprisingly the least site for pain was low back pain (37%)(20).
A cross sectional study is implemented on 135 female nurses in Suez Canal University Hospital and Ismailia About 113(83.7%) of the participants reported musculoskeletal symptoms(21).
- Conditions
- Work-related Injury
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
study pattern of work related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital
Interview questionnaire
Measured: through study completion, an average of 1 year
detect work related skeletal problems
x-ray on the affected area
Measured: through study completion, an average of 1 year
detect muscular problems
Musculoskeletal examination
Measured: through study completion, an average of 1 year
detect nerve affection
nerve conduction test
Measured: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Sep 2019
- Study startDec 2019 (estimated)
- Primary completionDec 2020 (estimated)
- Study completionApr 2021 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (2)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Work-related InjuryStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Assiut UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 265 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Israa salah El-Din Shaker, Assiut University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04102059
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- WRMDsNAUH
- Status last verified
- Sep 2019
- First submitted
- 23 Sep 2019
- Last updated
- 30 Sep 2019
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
SA A. Work- Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Nurse Staff in Ismailia, Egypt. Egypt J Occup Med. 2018;42(1):61-78.
Elsherbeny EE1, Elhadidy SS1 E-MRE-BA. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Musculoskeletal Complaints Among Nurses of Mansoura University Children Hospital. Egypt J Occup Med. 2018;42(2):151-66.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Sep 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Pattern of Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04102059
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- WRMDsNAUH
- Conditions
- Work-related Injury
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 265 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Dec 2019 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Dec 2020 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Apr 2021 (estimated)
- First posted
- 25 Sep 2019 (actual)
- 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.
The term work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMDs) is defined according to the World Health Organization (WHO), as a wide range of inflammatory and degenerative diseases and disorders that result in pain and functional impairment. They arise when individuals are exposed to work activities and conditions that significantly contribute to their development or exacerbation, but which may not be their sole cause (1,2).
Another definition The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health defined WRMDs as "an injury of the muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, joints, cartilage, bones, or blood vessels in the arms, legs, head, neck, or back that is caused or aggravated by work tasks such as lifting, pushing, and pulling(3-5).
They represent the second largest cause of short-term or temporary work disability after the common cold (6).Apart from lowering the quality of workers' life and reducing the productivity, WRMDs are the most expensive form of work disability, attributing to about 40% of all costs toward the treatment of work-related injuries(7).
It is estimated that almost one-third of all cases of sick leave among health care workers are related to musculoskeletal disorders(8).According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2013, WRMDs cases accounted for 33% of all worker injury and illness cases(9).
Most WRMSDs develop over time with usually, no single cause but various factors work in combination. According to the European Occupational Safety and Health Agency (EU-OSHA), the most common physical causes and organizational risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include:
- Prolonged sitting or standing in the same position
- Performing the same task over and over
- Continuing work while injured
- Awkward and static postures
- Load handling, especially when bending and twisting
- Repetitive or forceful movements
- Vibration
- Insufficient work breaks(7,10-12).
Detailed description
Nurses have to perform many physically demanding tasks such as transferring patients in and out of bed, lifting patients onto a bed, and continually maintaining bent-forward or twisted postures
Examples of WRMDs :
- Muscle strain: Overstretching or overexertion of a muscle or tendon.
- Tendonitis and tenosynovitis.
- Nerve injury: Carpal tunnel syndrome.
- Rotator cuff injuries (affects the shoulder)
- Epicondylitis (affects the elbow)
- Trigger finger.
- Low back injuries (16,17). A previous cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Chennai (India)2013 among dentists, laboratory technicians, nurses, physicians, and physiotherapists of various clinical departments. It showed that irrespective of regions, musculoskeletal problems during last 12 months was reported by 56% of nurses 55% of physiotherapists, 54% of dentists, 39% of laboratory technicians and 38% of physicians. About half (50.7%) of the participants reported symptoms involving at least one part of their bodies. Among all the symptoms, low back pain (LBP) was the highest (45.7%), followed by neck pain (28.5%) and shoulder pain (23.5%), whereas hip/thigh pain (7.1%) and elbow pain (5%) was the least reported(7). A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among health care workers in Lahore, Pakistan, Muscle aches/ muscle strains were mostly reported among nurses (38.6%) (19).A cross sectional study was conducted among nurses working in Mansoura Children University Hospital during the period from January to May 2017. The prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints among nurses was 85.9 % .The most common sites were elbow (85.2%) followed by pelvis/ thigh (74.9%) and wrist (64.6%). Surprisingly the least site for pain was low back pain (37%)(20).
A cross sectional study is implemented on 135 female nurses in Suez Canal University Hospital and Ismailia About 113(83.7%) of the participants reported musculoskeletal symptoms(21).
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
Who may qualify
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- All female nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital.
Key inclusion criteria (0 listed)
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Male nurses.
- pre-employment musculoskeletal disease.
- Autoimmune connective tissue disease.
- Previous musculoskeletal surgery.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
study pattern of work related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Interview questionnaire
detect work related skeletal problems
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
x-ray on the affected area
detect muscular problems
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Musculoskeletal examination
detect nerve affection
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
nerve conduction test
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Sep 2019.
- BackgroundSA A. Work- Related Musculoskeletal Symptoms Among Nurse Staff in Ismailia, Egypt. Egypt J Occup Med. 2018;42(1):61-78.
- Results publicationElsherbeny EE1, Elhadidy SS1 E-MRE-BA. Prevalence and Associated Factors of Musculoskeletal Complaints Among Nurses of Mansoura University Children Hospital. Egypt J Occup Med. 2018;42(2):151-66.
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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.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Work-related Injury, run by Assiut University.
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 0 inclusion and 4 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Sep 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
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?
Contact Israa Salah El-Din Shaker, Master (01099633640, israashaker1194@yahoo.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
study pattern of work related musculoskeletal disorders among nurses at Main Assiut University Hospital (time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year). 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?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04102059, which also lists 2 linked publications.
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 30 Sep 2019.