Effects of Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Courses on Work Ability

Social Insurance Institution, Finland

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Disorders; Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions

Treatments: Other: Controls; Other: Musculoskeletal telerehabilitation; Other: Face-to-face musculoskeletal rehabilitation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06749509

KELA_4822_2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effects of two different musculoskeletal rehabilitation programs in working-age people with musculoskeletal disorders. The main question it aims to answer is:

Do musculoskeletal rehabilitation programs A or B improve work ability in people with musculoskeletal disorders?

Participants starting in rehabilitation programs A and B will answer survey questions about their work ability and related factors three times: when starting, immediately after the rehabilitation ends, and 4 months after ending the rehabilitation. Participants in study group C will answer the same questions during the same time period.

Researchers will compare participants in rehabilitation programs A and B to participants in group C, who have musculoskeletal disorders but will not participate in rehabilitation programs. The comparison is done to see if there are differences in the changes in work ability and related factors, such as pain or quality of life.

Enrollment: 480 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Groups 1 ja 2:

• diagnosed musculoskeletal disorder

• 18 years or older

• in employment, returning to work, studying, or receives rehabilitation subsidy

• participating in either of the following:

  • Kela's face-to-face musculoskeletal rehabilitation (A)
  • Kela's musculoskeletal telerehabilitation (B)

• willingness to participate in the study

Group 3 (Controls):

• diagnosed musculoskeletal disorder
• 18 years or older
• in employment, returning to work, studying, or receives rehabilitation subsidy
• musculoskeletal symptoms have lasted at least 3 months and the person has participated in physiotherapy or self-rehabilitation without satisfactory results
• willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Group 3 (Controls):

• Current rehabilitation needs are related to post-treatment care or post-discharge rehabilitation.
• acute or untreated substance use disorder
• participating in or apply for Kela's musculoskeletal rehabilitation services (A or B) during the next few months

Trial design

480 participants in 3 patient groups

Face-to-face musculoskeletal rehabilitation (A)

Description:

Participation in a face-to-face rehabilitation course organized by the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) for those with musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) (A)

Treatment:

Other: Face-to-face musculoskeletal rehabilitation

Musculoskeletal telerehabilitation (B)

Description:

Participation in a telerehabilitation course organized by Kela for those with MSD (B)

Treatment:

Other: Musculoskeletal telerehabilitation

Controls (C)

Description:

Persons with MSD who had contacted their occupational health care because of musculoskeletal symptoms, and will not participate in Kela's musculoskeletal rehabilitation course during the study period

Treatment:

Other: Controls