Effects of Workplace Intervention in Occupational Rehabilitation on Return to Work

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status

Completed

Conditions

Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic

Mental Disorders

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Treatments

Behavioral: Work place intervention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02541890

2014/2279

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim is to study the effect of a work place intervention during a multicomponent return-to-work rehabilitation program on return-to-work. The intervention is compared with inpatient rehabilitation only, and participants will be recruited from the diagnostic groups dominating the sick-leave statistics, namely musculoskeletal disorders, common mental disorders (e.g. stress, depression and anxiety), and unspecific disorders including chronic fatigue.

Full description

Long-term sick-listing from work has considerable impact on social function, on the families of the sick-listed persons, the companies they work for, and society as a whole. Hence, the need for documented effective vocational rehabilitation programs is pressing. Vocational rehabilitation services described in the scientific literature have been specific to one single or a specific group of medical conditions (e.g.low back pain). In contrast, most people on sick leave have several health complaints, and many of the factors influencing sick leave are shared regardless of disorder (e.g. social surroundings, workplace environment), calling for rehabilitation programs that can be employed for both musculoskeletal, unspecific and common mental disorders. Research indicates that interventions on the work place might facilitate return to work. The aim of this study is therefore to investigate the effect of a work place intervention during a multicomponent return-to-work rehabilitation program on return-to-work.

Enrollment

175 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 60 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Resident of Central Norway
Sick-listed due to common mental disorders, musculoskeletal pain/problems, unspecific disorders and/or fatigue
Sick-listed more than 50 %
Sick-listed longer than 8 weeks
Has employer and is willing to participate in a work place intervention during the rehabilitation program

Exclusion criteria

is self-employed
has, or is currently examined for, a serious somatic or psychiatric disorder
suffers from substance abuse
has trouble with participating in a group
is in a rehabilitation process that will interfere with the occupational rehabilitation program
function level is to weak to participate in the rehabilitation program