Clinical trials: Work-related Injury
Job Stress, Workplace Stress
Breath Regulation and Yogic Exercise An Online Therapy for Calm and Happiness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study will examine the feasibility of conducting an online Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in frontline hospital and long term care healthcare staff in managing COVID-19 patients in London, ON.
- Conditions
- Job Stress, Workplace Stress, Compassion Fatigue, Psychological Trauma
- Trial name
- BREATH (NCT04368676)
- Testing
- Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY), Health Enhancement Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Occupational Exposure, Musculoskeletal Pain
Can Work be Organized to Become More Health Promoting for Employees in Home Care Services?
This is a two-group, cluster randomized controlled trial designed to assess a health promoting intervention in the home care sector.
- Conditions
- Occupational Exposure, Musculoskeletal Pain, Work-related Injury, Low Back Pain
- Trial name
- GoldiCare (NCT05487027)
- Testing
- Goldilocks work principle
- Where
- 11 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Depression, PTSD
The Efficacy of an Exercise Program and a Yoga Program in Mitigating Stress and Improving Mental Health Among Employees
To reduce workplace stress and promote mental health, participants were divided into three groups: exercise program, yoga program, and self-care.
- Conditions
- Depression, PTSD, Work Related Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06620783
- Testing
- exercise, yoga, active self-care
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Psychological Resilience, Stress
The Effect of Psychological First Aid Intervention on Stress and Resilience in Volunteers Working in Kahramanmaraş Centered Earthquakes
Purpose: It was aimed to compare the effectiveness of online psychological first aid intervention on stress and psychological resilience in volunteers who took part in earthquakes.
- Conditions
- Psychological Resilience, Stress, Earthquake
- Trial name
- NCT05869916
- Testing
- psychological first aid
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Work Related Musculoskeletal Injuries (WRMSIs)
Physical Task Demands of Caregivers Working in a Long-Term Care Facility
Providing care to residents and patients significantly contributes to work-related injuries among healthcare personnel, particularly those responsible for transferring and handling residents, who face a higher risk of injury due…
- Trial name
- NCT06534203
- Testing
- Investigation - Observational Study
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite de Moncton
Work Injury, Work-related Illness
Effectiveness of Exercises Given Along With Ergonomics Training in Textile Workers
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of ergonomic training and exercise training given to workers in a textile factory.
- Trial name
- NCT06484569
- Testing
- Control, exercise and cranio sacral therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
Cognitive Training for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Effects on Cognitive, Emotional, and Brain Function
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the effects of computer-based training in executive functioning compared to word games on cognitive and emotional aspects of combat-related PTSD.
- Trial name
- NCT01644851
- Testing
- Executive function training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Alcohol Use Disorder, Depression
The Network Study: Soldiers Connecting for Work and Health
This study will examine the efficacy of an internet-based brief intervention designed to reduce risky behavior in Soldiers as they transition from Active Duty into the civilian workforce as a Veteran.
- Trial name
- NCT04463225
- Testing
- Internet-Delivered Brief Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Hyperthermia, Fatigue; Heat
Work Design Interventions for Older Workers During Consecutive Days in the Heat
The goal of this project is to compare different ways to schedule a workday to see if older workers should follow a specific work protocol to reduce strain on the heart and muscles across two consecutive days of work.
- Conditions
- Hyperthermia, Fatigue; Heat, Work-Related Condition
- Trial name
- NCT07046026
- Testing
- Standard work pace, Additional rest breaks
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Musculoskeletal Disorder, Mental Health Issue
An Integrated Approach to Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity at Work
The goal of the workplace intervention study 'An Integrated Approach to Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity at Work (ITASPA)' is to examine the effect of the Australian WorkHealth Improvement Network (WIN) program in a Danish…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Disorder, Mental Health Issue, Work-related Illness, Safety Issues
- Trial name
- ITASPA (NCT05866978)
- Testing
- Integrated Approach to Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity at Work (ITASPA)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holbaek Sygehus
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
A Comparison of Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Pharmacotherapy, and Their Combination for PTSD
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) remains a salient and debilitating problem, in the general population and for military veterans in particular.
- Trial name
- NCT04961190
- Testing
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy, Pharmacotherapy with paroxetine or venlafaxine XR
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Musculoskeletal Injury, Musculoskeletal Illness
Reducing Musculoskeletal Stresses and Work-related Injuries Among Allied Health Professionals in Surgical Care
1. What are the risk factors that contribute to musculoskeletal injuries and fatigue on allied health professionals in surgical care (e.g. scrub nurses, surgical assistants, and circulating nurses)? 2.
- Trial name
- NCT02597959
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Musculoskeletal Health of the Upper Extremity in Emerging Health Professionals
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most expensive upper extremity work-related musculoskeletal disorder, impacting 10 million people annually and costing employers up to $113,695 per incident.
- Trial name
- NCT02587897
- Testing
- Academic Coursework, Work-Related Hand Activities
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Fractures, Bone, Serious Fall-related Injuries
Working to Increase Stability Through Exercise
The investigators propose a 36-month multi-center randomized effectiveness trial to compare the impact of an Enhanced Usual Care (Control) intervention, with Exercise Coaching (Exercise), on Serious Fall-Related Injuries (SFI) in…
- Trial name
- WISE (NCT02714257)
- Testing
- Enhanced Usual Care plus Exercise Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Work-related Injury, Work Related Upper Limb Disorder
Surgical Ergonomics Education During Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Skills Training
The goal of this pilot study is to learn if a class and hands-on-practice of ergonomic body positions - or specific ways to move the body while working to prevent injury - is valuable to training obstetrics and gynecology…
- Conditions
- Work-related Injury, Work Related Upper Limb Disorder, Surgery, Educational Problems
- Trial name
- SEE MIGS (NCT06386601)
- Testing
- Ergonomics Knowledge, Ergonomics Feedback/Guided Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Workplace Stress, Mental Health
The Effects of Stress & Irregular Shift Hours on First Responders
First Responders are expected to maintain high-performance levels under extreme conditions. However, constant intense workplace stress, physical work demands, and irregular shift hours are taking a severe toll on frontline…
- Conditions
- Workplace Stress, Mental Health, HRV, EEG
- Trial name
- NCT05659277
- Testing
- Workplace Stress and Irregular shift hours
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Endominance
Critical Illness, Sars-CoV2
Anxiety and Work Resilience Among Tertiary University Hospital Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak: An Online Survey
For limiting COVID-19 spreading, the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommended worldwide confinement on 2010. In France, unessential institutions were closed on March 14th and population confinement was decided on March 17th.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Sars-CoV2, SARS Pneumonia, Coronavirus Infection
- Trial name
- PSY_CO_CHU (NCT04358640)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,784 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Work-related Injury
Effectiveness of a Distance Eduaction Course for Prevention in RSI/WRMD
Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) or Work-Related Ostomuscular Disorders (WRMD) are musculoskeletal disorders. Nursing is one of the categories of workers most affected, due to the inherent functions they perform in their daily…
- Trial name
- NCT03385954
- Testing
- Intervention, Control
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress
Consecutive Occupational Heat Exposure With and Without Overnight Cooling
Extreme heat events are becoming more frequent, intense, and prolonged, increasing the risk of heat-related illness among workers exposed to hot environments.
- Conditions
- Body Temperature Changes, Heat Stress, Heat Exposure, Heat Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT07656519
- Testing
- Simulated occupational heat exposure with recovery at recommended indoor temperature limit, Simulated occupational heat exposure with recovery in an overheated indoor environment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Burn-Out Syndrome, Work-Related Stress Disorder
A Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Resiliency Program for Critical Care Nurses
Developed over 10 years ago, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) synergistically combines mindfulness training and cognitive behavioral therapy and can increase resiliency.
- Trial name
- NCT03132220
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Book Club Active Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver