A Modified Rehabilitation Intervention for Working Persons With Arthritis (Work It)

Boston University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Arthritis

Treatments: Behavioral: Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01387100

H133B100003-1

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of a brief vocational rehabilitation intervention on individuals with arthritis who are concerned about their ability to remain employed.

Enrollment: 300 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 25 to 63 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Live or work in eastern Massachusetts
• Age 25-63 years
• Risk of work loss due to arthritis
• Arthritis
• Chronic back pain
• Currently employed

Exclusion criteria

• Unemployed
• No arthritis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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300 participants in 2 patient groups

Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

This group will be assigned a physical therapist or occupational therapist to meet with followed by 2 phone consultations.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

This is the control group. This group will not receive the vocational rehabilitation intervention from an occupational or physical therapist. They will receive written information regarding job accommodations and disability advocacy.