Clinical Trial: Management and Outcome of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: National Taiwan University Hospital

Brief Summary: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders(MSD)are very common，which account for most of the occupational compensation in U.S.A。According to the epidemiological surveys，injured sites are frequent at low back，neck and shoulder and upper extremity。Although the MSD will not threaten the lives，they result in discomfort，some cost much and decrease the productivity。There was little study in our country to reveal the risk factors of medical utilization and disabling of MSD。Therefore，we do not have well-established strategy of the assessment and treatment for the workers who can not return to work。The purposes of this study are：1、To have sequential surveys to find the prevalence，incidence and possible risk factors of work-related MSD of employees in different industries and their medical utilization and disabled conditions。2、To find the victims of work-related MSD from clinics，assess their disablement and if they return to work and to find the factors those prevent them return to work。3、To develop individualized work hardening programs for the victims who can not return to wok after treatment。The program will be established according to their injuries and their work characteristics。

Detailed Summary: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders(MSD)are very common，which account for most of the occupational compensation in U.S.A。According to the epidemiological surveys，injured sites are frequent at low back，neck and shoulder and upper extremity。Although the MSD will not threaten the lives，they result in discomfort，some cost much and decrease the productivity。There was little study in our country to reveal the risk factors of medical utilization and disabling of MSD。Therefore，we do not have well-established strategy of the assessment and treatment for the workers who can not return to work。The purposes of this study are：1、To have sequential surveys to find the prevalence，incidence and possible risk factors of work-related MSD of employees in different industries and their medical utilization and disabled conditions。2、To find the victims of work-related MSD from clinics，assess their disablement and if they return to work and to find the factors those prevent them return to work。3、To develop individualized work hardening programs for the victims who can not return to wok after treatment。The program will be established according to their injuries and their work characteristics。In the first year，questionnaire will be used to find the prevalence of work-related MSD of employees in different industries with various work types。The demographic factors and the exposure factors will also be collected to find the risk factors。One month and 6 months after the first surveillance，the 2nd and 3rd surveillances will be executed to find the new incidence and their medical utilization and loss of work time。In the second year，the injured workers（in low back，neck and shoulder and upper extremity）from outpatient departments will be followed and assessed。They will be followed fo
Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital

Current Primary Outcome:

  • functional capability evaluation [ Time Frame: referral to and duration of PT at the the first day ]
  • pain evaluation [ Time Frame: referral to and duration of PT at the the first day ]


Original Primary Outcome:

  • functional capability evaluation
  • pain evaluation


Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: National Taiwan University Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: September 9, 2005
Date Started: January 2004
Date Completion:
Last Updated: December 5, 2012
Last Verified: December 2012