A Coordinated Return to Work Program

A Coordinated Return to Work Program for Workers on Long-term Sickness Absence Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders: a Prospective Controlled Intervention Study

The aim of the study is to investigate the possibility that a diagnostic evaluation by a multidisciplinary team reduces the length of sick leave.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Back Pain
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: A multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation

Detailed Description

Workers on sick leave due to back, neck or shoulder pain are randomized into 2 groups. Individuals in the intervention group are offered an extra multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation. The multidisciplinary team consists of an occupational physician, a physiotherapist, a chiropractor, a psychologist and a social worker. The result is a coordinated evaluation of the individuals problems with suggestions as to further actions. The focus is on evaluating, if and when the individual can return to work. No treatment is given.

Verbatim exemption from the local medical ethics board:

"February 19, 2004 Journal no. VF 20040030 JK/csf Re: research project: A Coordinated Return to Work Program (KIA) The The Medical Ethics Committee of Vejle and Funen Counties has reviewed this research project at its meeting on February 9, 2004.

The entire committee decided that this project is an HTA (Health Technology Assessment) study and not a biomedical research project.

Therefore the committee decided that the project is not within the committee's legal competence areas, and is exempt from approval by a medical ethics committee before being carried out.

The committee has no further comments to this case. on behalf of the committee Sincerely Erik Laier Jette Krarup

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Odense University Hospital direct telephone: +45 6541 3425 Kløvervaenget 10, 2.sal e-mail: Vejle-fynkomiteen@ouh.fyns-amt.dk 5000 Odense C fax: +45 6619 4392 Denmark"

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Denmark
  • Vejle, Denmark, 7100
    • Dept Occup Environ Med, Vejle Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• On sick leave due to back,
• Shoulder or neck pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant,
• Other causes of sick leave

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Number of hours on sick leave in the 1 year study period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Sick leave related costs

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Vejle Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jorgen Kilsgaard, chiropract, Vejle County, Vejle, Denmark

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2004
• Study Completion: April 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 18, 2007
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 18, 2007
• First Posted (Estimate): April 20, 2007

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 8, 2010
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 5, 2010
• Last Verified: March 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: back, neck, pain, sick leave
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Back Pain
• Other Study ID Numbers: F03-05