RECRUITING

Self-management of Low Back Pain in Horticulture Workers

Study Overview

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Description

The primary purpose of this hybrid Type II comparative effectiveness and implementation study is to compare two self-management strategies in nursery and landscape workers. This randomized pragmatic study will compare interventions with different degrees of support to determine if self-management videos plus multimodal personalized support is more effective than self-management videos alone for improving LBP among horticulture workers. Both groups will review short self-management video modules to introduce general pain concepts and the importance of managing pain without medication, risks of opioid use, self-management of pain, and simple ergonomic strategies for both groups. Both groups will choose 1 self-management strategy to manage pain at home and 1 ergonomic workplace strategy to limit pain. The video+support group will receive 1) check-list guidance, 2) review videos of their work tasks, and 3) receive text reminders to support implementation. Surveys will include instruments reflecting low back pain disability, pain, work ability, and affective or cognitive characteristics (self-efficacy, pain anxiety, depression, coping), collected at baseline, pre- and post-intervention, with follow-ups at 3- and 6-months. Workers will be videoed pre- and post-intervention for calculation of work risk and to compare any changes after the intervention. Specific aim 2 will identify contextual factors impacting engagement, adoption, effectiveness, and implementation. Interviews, focus groups, and field notes will be used to explain results and establish patterns to inform future translation.

Official Title

Effectiveness and Implementation of Self-management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-06-06
Study Completion:2028-06-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06153199

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. working full time (30 hours or more per week) in physically demanding nursery or landscape work
  2. 2. currently employed or self-employed in small or medium size businesses
  3. 3. 18 years of age or older
  4. 4. English or Spanish speaking
  5. 5. experiencing continuous or intermittent LBP over the past 3 months
  6. 1. Owners, managers, or supervisors who meet the same inclusion criteria as workers will be eligible to participate in the training interventions as well as the supervisory roles.
  7. 2. All owners, managers, and supervisors who are willing to participate will be enrolled.
  1. 1. history of major trauma, surgery, or spinal nerve blocks in the past year
  2. 2. seeking disability or workman's compensation
  3. 3. self-disclosed pregnancy

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Kim Dunleavy, PT, PhD
CONTACT
13522736114
kdunleavy@phhp.ufl.edu
Janeen Blythe, PT, DPT, ATC
CONTACT
15613191035
janeenmccormick@ufl.edu

Principal Investigator

Kim Dunleavy, PT, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Florida

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32608
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Florida

  • Kim Dunleavy, PT, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Florida

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-06-06
Study Completion Date2028-06-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-06-06
Study Completion Date2028-06-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Self-management
  • Ergonomics
  • Horticulture workers
  • Video training
  • Guided participatory choices
  • Text message reminders

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Back Pain