Return to Work in Patients With Chronic Pain (UWORKin)

Uppsala University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Endometriosis; Chronic Pain

Treatments: Other: Return To Work Coordination; Behavioral: Behaviour Change Ability Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03827174

160069 (AFA)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate whether a vocational behaviour change ability programme has any additional effect on return to work compared with return to work coordination only in persons with chronic pain.

Full description

New vocational rehabilitation models including the workplace are urgently needed for persons with chronic pain.

Return to work coordination means external and internal coordination regarding sick leave by help of a rehabilitation coordinator from health care. The goal is to establish a common return to work plan between employer and employee as dictated by Swedish law. The hypothesis is that return to work coordination is not sufficient. Additional effects on return to work and work ability from a behaviour change ability programme aiming to enhance work ability by targeting context at the workplace, physical and psychological functioning, and behavioral skills at work are expected.

The hypothesis is tested in a randomised controlled trial. Before the start of the trial a series of 3-6 experimental single case studies will be performed to study the implementation of the interventions more thoroughly.

Enrollment: 8 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chronic pain with a duration for more than 3 months
• On sick-leave 25%-100% from salaried employment or studies, for at least 30 days
• Identified employer or director of studies
• Ability to understand, speak, and write Swedish

Exclusion criteria

• Severe substance use disorder
• Severe psychiatric illness
• Recruited participants with employers who does not consent to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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8 participants in 2 patient groups

Comparison intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

Return To Work Coordination: external and internal coordination regarding sick leave. Establishment of a common return to work plan between employer and employee.

Treatment:

Other: Return To Work Coordination

Experimental intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Return To Work Coordination + Behaviour Change Ability Programme Behaviour Change Ability Programme: 1. Return to work coordination 2. Education for employers and employees in pain neuroscience, validation, and problem-solving 3. Patient specific goal setting for return to work 4. Exercise and behavioural skills training related to return to work

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behaviour Change Ability Program

Other: Return To Work Coordination