A Coordinated Return to Work Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Back Pain

• Registration Number: NCT00463216
• Lead Sponsor: Vejle Hospital

Brief Summary

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

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-04
• Study Completion: 2006-04
• Status Verified: 2007-03
• Study First Submitted: 2007-04-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-04-18
• Study First Posted: 2007-04-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2010-02-05
• Last Update Posted: 2010-02-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant,
• Other causes of sick leave

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of hours on sick leave in the 1 year study period

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sick leave related costs

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dept Occup Environ Med, Vejle Hospital; 🇩🇰 Vejle, Denmark