Modifiable Work and Movement Solutions Low Back Pain in Seafood Workers

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Low Back Pain

In brief

Chronic low back pain has been identified as a major problem for seafood and agricultural workers, and is known to affect worker health and productivity. The aims of this study are to: 1) identify modifiable, sector-specific, work and movement solutions with the potential to reduce the burden or severity of chronic lower back pain in clam workers and 2) determine the extent that participants adopt identified solution(s), and the impact on functional difficulty and low back pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03524378

Run by

University of Florida

People needed

37

Starts

2018-06-01

Expected to finish

2022-10-29

Last updated by the study team

2022-11-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• History of chronic low back pain
• Employed full time in clam harvesting/processing

You may not qualify if…

• History of spinal surgery in past 3 years
• Recent hospitalization in the past year for any condition
• Subjects currently seeking disability

Where it is running

• Cedar Key Aquaculture Association — Cedar Key, Florida, United States
• UF Health — Gainesville, Florida, United States

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