Effectiveness of workplace active rest programme on low back pain in office workers: a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of workplace active rest programme (WARP) on chronic low back pain (LBP) among office workers.

Design

A closed cohort, stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial was conducted. The total duration of the study was 16 weeks (4 weeks for each step). Sequence allocation was randomised, but no one was blinded.

Setting

This study was conducted in three offices in a Japanese electronics company. One office was for the administrative department, the others are for the engineering department.

Participants

We recruited 29 office workers with LBP greater than 3 months. LBP due to specific injury or disease was excluded. The median age was 38 years, and 26 (90%) were male. All participants completed the study.

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SUBMITTER: Tsuboi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8237750 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature