NCT03827174

Return to Work in Patients With Chronic Pain

Vocational Rehabilitation and Return to Work in Patients With Chronic Pain: a Randomised Controlled Trial

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 8 (actual)
• Sponsor: Uppsala University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Detailed 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.

Conditions

• Chronic Pain
• Endometriosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Return To Work Coordination	External and internal coordination regarding sick leave. Establishment of a common return to work plan between employer och employee.
BEHAVIORAL	Behaviour Change Ability Program	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

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-08-14
• Primary completion: 2020-04-01
• Completion: 2021-02-01
• First posted: 2019-02-01
• Last updated: 2023-09-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden