Neuhaus 2014.
Methods |
Study design: allocation by clusters, 2 groups randomly and 2 groups non‐randomly: CBA Study duration: 3 months Dropout: 10% at 3 months (all participants). Location: University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia Recruitment: 3 sites on different campuses. A recruitment email was sent to all staff in the units |
Participants |
Population: office workers located on the same office floor
Intervention group: 16 participants multi‐component (whole group); 14 participants workstation only (whole group)
Control group: 14 participants (whole group) Included criteria: 18 to 65 years of age, able to speak English, ambulatory and working at least 0.5 full‐time equivalent Excluded criteria: pregnancy, allergies to medical tape (used to attach the activity monitor), planned absence from work for longer than 1 week during intervention period, no pre‐existing musculoskeletal disorder Baseline characteristics: stratified data not available, so not able to assess whether there were any baseline imbalances in the proportion of participants reporting baseline musculoskeletal symptoms |
Interventions |
Intervention ‐ multi‐component
Intervention ‐ workstation only
Control
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Outcomes |
Outcome name, measurement tool, body region
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Notes | Study authors could not be contacted for stratified data for participants with baseline pain |
CBA: controlled before‐and‐after.