Self-management of Low Back Pain in Horticulture Workers
This study is testing two ways to help horticulture workers manage low back pain (LBP). It compares self-management videos alone to self-management videos combined with personalized support. The personalized support includes checklists for ergonomic options (ways to arrange your workspace to prevent injury), text reminders, and video reviews of your movements during difficult work tasks. You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, work full-time in physically demanding nursery or landscape jobs, speak English or Spanish, and have had continuous or intermittent LBP for the past 3 months. The study will measure how much your pain severity, pain interference (how much pain affects your daily life), and disability improve after one year. The study plans to enroll 164 participants, but its current status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is a randomized study comparing two self-management strategies for low back pain in horticulture workers.
- What's involved
- Not specified in the trial record.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for one year to assess pain and disability.
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Self-management of Low Back Pain in Horticulture Workers
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Kim Dunleavy, PT, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Florida
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- Roland Morris Disability Index1 year
Disability Index for functional difficulties related to low back pain scored from 0-24 with low scores indicating lower disability
- Numeric Pain Rating Severity1 year
Severity of pain reported for the past week and for the 3 most difficult work activities 0=no pain, 100=worst imaginable pain, lower scores reflect lower pain
- Pain Interference1 year
Extent of pain interference with work activities in the past week, 0=not at all, 100=prevented working at normal level, lower scores reflect less interference
- Pain persistence1 year
Pain in the past 3 months reported on a 5 item scale ranging from not at all to pain every day without a break.
- Pain impact1 year
2 items with 5 point scale recording impact on work activities and social activities ranging from never to always, with lower scores reflecting less impact
- Pain frequency1 year
Number of days in the past week pain is experienced ranging from 0-7
- Adoption1 year
Use of the interventions reported for each work or self-management strategy selected (number of days used in the past week, how often used (never, occassionally, consistently) Higher scores and consistently are optimal
- Difficulty with work tasks1 year
Patient Specific Functional Scale reported for 3 most difficult work activities with subscales reported on a scale of 0= no difficulty, 100=unable to perform with the average of the 3 items used for analysis.
- Work ability1 year
Work Ability short form is reported on numeric rating scale from 0 (completely unable to work) to 10 able to work at your best
- Use of medication and substances1 yeat
Frequency of pain medication and substances for pain in past 3 months reported on a 4 item scale (never, 1-2 days, 3-4 days, 5-7 days) never is optimal. Items for alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, herbal products, acetaminophen, anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants, opioids). Frequency of use per day on average also reported for a total estimate.