Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2018
Effects of a Participatory Ergonomics Intervention With Wearable Technical Measurements of Physical Workload in the Construction Industry: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.
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Deltagerinvolverende Intervention Mod Fysiske Risikofaktorer for Muskel- og skeletbesvær i Byggebranchen
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Could work-related muscle activity explain sex differences in neck pain? A meta-analysis of a pooled dataset.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of workplace health promotion programs for industrial workers: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Use of Wearable Systems for Assessing Work-Related Risks Related to the Musculoskeletal System-A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Workplace Interventions to Rehabilitate Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Employees with Physical Demanding Work.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2020Pooled it
- Acute Effects of a Warm-Up Intervention on Pain, Productivity, Physical Capacities and Psychological Perceptions Among Vineyard Workers: a Cluster Randomized Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Development and psychometric validation of an innovative instrument to assess musculoskeletal disorder prevention behaviors in the petrochemical industry (PREMOVE).BMC public health · 2026Article
- Is asymmetric upper trapezius muscle activation during work associated with neck pain? A cross-sectional and longitudinal analysis.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Ergonomic interventions to improve musculoskeletal disorders among vehicle assembly workers: a one-year longitudinal study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Wearable Sensors in Industrial Ergonomics: Enhancing Safety and Productivity in Industry 4.0.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Frequency of breaks, amount of muscular rest, and sustained muscle activity related to neck pain in a pooled dataset.PloS one · 2024Article
- Association of objectively measured lifting load with low-back pain, stress, and fatigue: A prospective cohort study.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2024Article
- Influence of brick laying height on biomechanical load in masons: Cross-sectional field study with technical measurements.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Postural analysis and ergonomic intervention of unorganized workers in indian construction sectors.Work (Reading, Mass.) · 2024Article
- A Bibliometric Analysis of Neuroscience Tools Use in Construction Health and Safety Management.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A Scoping Review of Interventions to Improve Occupational Safety and Health of Construction Workers.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Article
- Biomechanical Assessments of the Upper Limb for Determining Fatigue, Strain and Effort from the Laboratory to the Industrial Working Place: A Systematic Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Evaluating the Effect of Supported Systematic Work Environment Management During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- The Importance of Lifting Height and Load Mass for Muscular Workload during Supermarket Stocking: Cross-Sectional Field Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundConstruction work frequently involves heavy physical work, and a reduction of the physical workload should have high priority. Technological development has made it possible to obtain field measurements with surface electromyography (sEMG), kinematics measured with inertial measurement units (IMUs), and video recordings. However, no studies have used these methods simultaneously to detect situations with excessive physical workload (events) during a working day. Thus, knowledge about these specific events may combat work-related risk factors. Participatory ergonomics (PE) has shown promising results, but whether it can be used as a tool to reduce the physical workload during construction work remains unknown.
objectiveThis cluster randomized controlled trial investigated whether a PE intervention with technical measurements consisting of IMUs, sEMG, heart rate monitoring, and video recordings of physical workload could reduce the number of events with excessive physical workload during a working day. Furthermore, other outcomes were obtained from questionnaires.
methodsA total of 80 male full-time construction workers (aged 19 to 67 years) were randomized at the cluster level (gang) to a PE intervention consisting of 3 workshops (7 gangs and 32 workers) or to a control group (8 gangs and 48 workers). The physical workload was recorded by technical measurements, that is, IMUs, sEMG, heart rate monitoring, and video recordings during a full working day at baseline and 3 and 6 months' follow-up. On the basis of the technical measurements, a custom-made computer program detected the situations (events) where the construction workers were exposed to excessive physical workload and used in the intervention. Differences in the number of events from baseline to follow-up between intervention and control were evaluated using linear mixed models (intention-to-treat), with individual nested in cluster as a random factor. Furthermore, questionnaires were filled out on test days.
resultsThe results of the primary outcome showed no change in the number of events with excessive physical workload. However, compared with the control group, the other outcomes showed decreased general fatigue after a typical working day (P=.001) and increased influence on own work (P=.04).
conclusionsThis PE intervention with technical measurements did not reduce the number of events with excessive physical workload during construction work. However, the intervention led to decreased general fatigue and increased influence on own work.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02498197; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02498197 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/74SZ3DIWS).
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