The LiftTrainerTM programme was not more effective than a video for reducing back injury in jobs with repetitive lifting

doi:10.1136/ebn.10.3.77

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The LiftTrainer^TM programme was not more effective than a video for reducing back injury in jobs with repetitive lifting

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Lavender SA, Lorenz EP, Andersson GB. Can a new behaviorally oriented training process to improve lifting technique prevent occupationally related back injuries due to lifting? Spine 2007;32:487–94.OpenUrl CrossRef PubMed Web of Science

Q In employees who work in distribution centre jobs that require repetitive lifting, does a behaviour based lift training programme (LiftTrainer^TM) reduce injury?

METHODS

Design:

randomised controlled trial.

Allocation:

{concealed}.*

Blinding:

unblinded.

Follow up period:

12 months.

Setting:

19 distribution centres within a 3 hour drive of Chicago (2 centres were not included in the analysis).

Participants:

2144 employees who did repetitive lifting in their jobs.

Intervention:

LiftTrainer^TM programme (n = 957) or video (n = 1020). Each employee in the LiftTrainer^TM group had several 30 minute, …

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Footnotes

↵* Information provided by author.
For correspondence: Dr S A Lavender, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA. lavender.1{at}osu.edu
Source of funding: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

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