Returning to Work. Efficacy of "Tailored Physical Activity or" "Chronic Pain Self-management Program" in Sicklisted Citizens With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain

University of Southern Denmark (SDU)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: "Chronic Pain Self-management Programme"; Other: Tailored Physical Activity; Behavioral: Health counselling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01356784

95-154-32028

Details and patient eligibility

About

TEst the effect of "Tailored Physical Activity" or "Chronic Pain Self-management Program" on Returning to Work in Sicklisted Citizens With Chronic Pain Related to the Spine or Upper Body

Full description

Pain affects quality of life and it's important for the individual who experience chronic pain to find strategies to prevent or reduce pain. In some situations pain can't be reduced and the individual has to master pain by learning to live with it. Pain can lead to a loss of functions which may change one's roles both in relation to the family as to colleagues, for example sick leave from work.

Limited evidence is available on the effects of interventions to sick-listed citizens with chronic musculoskeletal pain.

This study test the effect of either "tailored physical activity or "Chronic Pain Self-management Program" on returning to work and the parameters pain, function and quality of life respectively on the body function and participation level of sick-listed people with chronic musculoskeletal pain related to columna and the upper body.

Citizens in DK-Sønderborg Municipality sick-listed for a maximum of 9 weeks will be invited. Participants will be randomized for either tailored physical activity, "Chronic Pain Self-Management Program" or reference group.

Primary endpoint is 3 months and 12 months follow-up.

Enrollment: 141 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 66 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sick-listed with musculoskeletal pain related to columna or the upper body for a maximum period of 9 weeks in DK-Sønderborg Municipality

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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141 participants in 3 patient groups

Tailored Physical Activity

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Tailored Physical Activity

"Chronic Pain Self-management Programme"

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: "Chronic Pain Self-management Programme"

Health Counselling

Other group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health counselling