Evaluation of the Making it Work Program for Systemic Sclerosis
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 33
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Job Related Self-efficacy Scale
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this clinical trial is to see if an online intervention program for people with Systemic Sclerosis (scleroderma) helps keep people in the workforce and increase self-confidence in dealing with challenges at work. The program is called Making it Work Systemic Sclerosis.
Researchers will compare a group who gets the program to a group who will get the program at a later point in time (wait list control group) to see if self-confidence in dealing with work challenge gets better.
People in the Making it Work group will complete questionnaires and attend one 2 hour meetings each week for 5 weeks and meet with an occupational therapist and vocational counselor. People in the wait list control group will complete the questionnaires and participate in the program at a later point in time.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
盲法说明
People will know what group they are in when they are invited to attend the intervention sessions
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 67 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Currently employed (full-time, part-time)
- •Over 18 and less than or equal to 67 years of age
- •Reside and work in the United States
- •Self-report diagnosis with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma; systemic sclerosis)
- •Report concerns about risk for job loss
- •Possess sufficient spoken English to participate in a group
- •Have device with audio and visual videoconferencing capabilities
- •Be willing to participate in a 2.0 hour virtual meeting once a week for 5 weeks
- •Be willing to complete assigned pre-meeting worksheets
- •Be willing to meet virtually with both an occupational therapist and vocational counselor after the 5th weekly sessin.
排除标准
- •Not working (full-time, part-time, self-employed, contract work)
- •Less than 18 and over 67 years of age
- •Do not work in the United States
- •Do not report are not concerned about job loss
- •Do not have a device with audio and visual videoconferencing capabilities
- •Do note communicate sufficiently in English
- •Are not able to participate in the program for 5 weeks
- •Are not wiling to complete pre-meeting worksheets
- •Not willing to meet with both an occupational therapist and vocational counselor.
研究组 & 干预措施
Intervention group
Complete questionnaires Attend one 2 hour weekly virtual meeting for 5 weeks and an individual meeting with an occupational therapist and with a vocational counselor
干预措施: Making it Work Systemic Sclerosis (Other)
control group
Complete questionnaires
结局指标
主要结局
Job Related Self-efficacy Scale
时间窗: baseline, 5 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks
Measures self-efficacy for managing problems/challenges at work
Job Self-Efficacy Scale
时间窗: baseline, 5 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks
Measures confidence in concepts targeted by the Making it Work Program such as disease management at work, stress management, ability to communicate effectively, obtaining job accommodations
次要结局
- Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire Specific Health Problem Subscale(baseline, 5 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks)
- The Work Instability Scale(baseline, 5 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks)