Occupational DiseasesNCT06843798
The Relationship Between Ergonomic Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals and Musculoskeletal Disorders
An observational study of Occupational Diseases, run by Uskudar University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This study aims to investigate the relationship between the ergonomic awareness levels of Healthcare Workers and musculoskeletal disorders. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 to 45 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Occupational Diseases
- What is being tested?
- Survey
- How many people
- 400 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 15 Mar 2025to 1 Apr 2025
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 25 to 45 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: Healthcare workers
Who may be able to join
- Being between 25 and 45 years old.
- Being a health worker
- Having at least 2 years of work experience
Who cannot join
- Participant having a musculoskeletal disorder before the study
- Having had surgery within 6 months
- Being pregnant
- Having a traumatic accident or injury that would affect the study
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Uskudar University
Istanbul
Ömer ŞEVGİN
About this study
This study aims to investigate the relationship between the ergonomic awareness levels of Healthcare Workers and musculoskeletal disorders.
Read the detailed description
The present study is planned to be online. Personal information such as age, gender, and occupation will be collected from participants. Ergonomics information will be questioned. The Nordic musculoskeletal disorders questionnaire will be applied for the musculoskeletal disorders of the participants. Occupational burnout caused by musculoskeletal disorders will be investigated with the Maslach Burnout Scale. The degree to which musculoskeletal disorders affect sleep quality will be investigated with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire.
- Conditions
- Occupational Diseases
- Being tested
- Survey
- Medical subject headings
- Occupational Diseases
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SurveyOther
Participants will answer questions of different evaluation surveys via online survey. Sociodemographic information, ergonomic information, musculoskeletal pain etc. will be questioned.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Participants | Healthcare workers who reside and actively work in Turkey will be included in the study. Receives: Other: Survey |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Maslach Burnout Scale
The scale consists of 22 questions in total. A 5-point Likert scale is used to answer the questions. There are options such as 0- Never, 1- Rarely, 2- Sometimes, 3- Often, 4- Always. Volunteers are asked to tick the appropriate option for each question. The scale has 3 sub-categories. There are 9 items for the emotional exhaustion section, 5 items for the depersonalization section, and 8 items for the personal achievement section. People with high burnout levels are expected to have high scores on the emotional exhaustion section and depersonalization section, and low personal achievement scores. The scores that can be obtained from the subscales range from 0-36 for emotional exhaustion, 0-20 for depersonalization, and 0-32 for personal achievement.
Measured: 1 week
Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire
It is a scale used to determine the extent of pain in the musculoskeletal system. The purpose of this questionnaire is to identify and compare pain and complaints in parts of the body. There is an image showing the 9 parts of the body included in the questionnaire. These body parts; neck, shoulders, back, elbows, hands, waist, hips, knees and feet. The respondents are asked whether they have experienced problems such as pain and discomfort in their body parts in the last 12 months, in the last 4 weeks, and on the day of the assessment, and they are asked to mark this as yes or no.
Measured: 1 week
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; It evaluates sleep duration, sleep disturbance, sleep efficiency, subjective sleep quality, sleep medication use, daytime dysfunction, and sleep delay and consists of a total of 24 questions. 19 of them are self-report scales and 5 of them consist of questions to be answered by a friend or spouse. There are 7 components with 18 questions scored in the scale, and each component is evaluated between 0 and 3 points. The total score ranges from 0 to 21, and 5 or more is an indicator of "poor sleep quality"
Measured: 1 week
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Feb 2025
- Study start15 Mar 2025
- Primary completion1 Apr 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Apr 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Occupational DiseasesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 400 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Uskudar University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ömer Şevgin, Uskudar University
- Investigators
- Mustafa ÇAĞIL, Study chair, Uskudar University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06843798
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Uskudar24
- Status last verified
- Mar 2025
- First submitted
- 19 Feb 2025
- Last updated
- 25 Mar 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Lietz J, Ulusoy N, Nienhaus A. Prevention of Musculoskeletal Diseases and Pain among Dental Professionals through Ergonomic Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 16;17(10):3482. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103482.
PubMed 32429439Jacquier-Bret J, Gorce P. Prevalence of Body Area Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 2;20(1):841. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010841.
PubMed 36613163Mansoor SN, Al Arabia DH, Rathore FA. Ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders among health care professionals: Prevention is better than cure. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Jun;72(6):1243-1245. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.22-76.
PubMed 35751350
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 25 Mar 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Relationship Between Ergonomic Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals and Musculoskeletal Disorders
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06843798
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Uskudar24
- Conditions
- Occupational Diseases
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 400 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Uskudar UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Mar 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Apr 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Apr 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 25 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study aims to investigate the relationship between the ergonomic awareness levels of Healthcare Workers and musculoskeletal disorders.
Detailed description
The present study is planned to be online. Personal information such as age, gender, and occupation will be collected from participants. Ergonomics information will be questioned. The Nordic musculoskeletal disorders questionnaire will be applied for the musculoskeletal disorders of the participants. Occupational burnout caused by musculoskeletal disorders will be investigated with the Maslach Burnout Scale. The degree to which musculoskeletal disorders affect sleep quality will be investigated with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire.
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Participants | – | Other: SurveyHealthcare workers who reside and actively work in Turkey will be included in the study. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 25 to 45 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- Healthcare workers
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Being between 25 and 45 years old.
- Being a health worker
- Having at least 2 years of work experience
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Participant having a musculoskeletal disorder before the study
- Having had surgery within 6 months
- Being pregnant
- Having a traumatic accident or injury that would affect the study
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SurveyParticipants will answer questions of different evaluation surveys via online survey. Sociodemographic information, ergonomic information, musculoskeletal pain etc. will be questioned. | Other | Participants |
Primary outcome
Maslach Burnout Scale
Time frame: 1 week
The scale consists of 22 questions in total. A 5-point Likert scale is used to answer the questions. There are options such as 0- Never, 1- Rarely, 2- Sometimes, 3- Often, 4- Always. Volunteers are asked to tick the appropriate option for each question. The scale has 3 sub-categories. There are 9 items for the emotional exhaustion section, 5 items for the depersonalization section, and 8 items for the personal achievement section. People with high burnout levels are expected to have high scores on the emotional exhaustion section and depersonalization section, and low personal achievement scores. The scores that can be obtained from the subscales range from 0-36 for emotional exhaustion, 0-20 for depersonalization, and 0-32 for personal achievement.
Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire
Time frame: 1 week
It is a scale used to determine the extent of pain in the musculoskeletal system. The purpose of this questionnaire is to identify and compare pain and complaints in parts of the body. There is an image showing the 9 parts of the body included in the questionnaire. These body parts; neck, shoulders, back, elbows, hands, waist, hips, knees and feet. The respondents are asked whether they have experienced problems such as pain and discomfort in their body parts in the last 12 months, in the last 4 weeks, and on the day of the assessment, and they are asked to mark this as yes or no.
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Time frame: 1 week
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; It evaluates sleep duration, sleep disturbance, sleep efficiency, subjective sleep quality, sleep medication use, daytime dysfunction, and sleep delay and consists of a total of 24 questions. 19 of them are self-report scales and 5 of them consist of questions to be answered by a friend or spouse. There are 7 components with 18 questions scored in the scale, and each component is evaluated between 0 and 3 points. The total score ranges from 0 to 21, and 5 or more is an indicator of "poor sleep quality"
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 25 Mar 2025.
- Background: PubMed 32429439Lietz J, Ulusoy N, Nienhaus A. Prevention of Musculoskeletal Diseases and Pain among Dental Professionals through Ergonomic Interventions: A Systematic Literature Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 May 16;17(10):3482. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17103482.
- Background: PubMed 36613163Jacquier-Bret J, Gorce P. Prevalence of Body Area Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 2;20(1):841. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010841.
- Background: PubMed 35751350Mansoor SN, Al Arabia DH, Rathore FA. Ergonomics and musculoskeletal disorders among health care professionals: Prevention is better than cure. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Jun;72(6):1243-1245. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.22-76.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Mustafa ÇAĞIL study chair
Uskudar University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Occupational Diseases, run by Uskudar University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Ömer ŞEVGİN (+905069787535, omer.sevgin@uskudar.edu.tr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Maslach Burnout Scale (time frame: 1 week). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06843798, which also lists 3 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Mar 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 8 Nov 2026.