Effectiveness of improved assessment and recording of work related primary care visits combined with enhanced follow-up in reducing work disability: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Work ability/work disability; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN45728263
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Tampere

Brief Summary

2017 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28747193 2020 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32164777 (added 16/03/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-04-18
• Study Completion: 2018-06-30
• Last Update Posted: 6 April 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55000

Inclusion Criteria

All employees of the client organisations of the selected intervention arm occupational health care units will be eligible

Exclusion Criteria

Does not meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction in medium term (3-9 days) sickness absences from the workplace after the intervention up to two years of follow up as measured by OHS records

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Reduction in long-term (9+ days) sickness absences from the workplace after the intervention until two years of follow up as measured by OHS records<br> 2. Reduction in short term (up to three days) sickness absences from the workplace during the following two years from the start of the intervention as measured by self report or OHS report of sickness absence<br> 3. Reduction of sickness absences of 60 days and over after the intervention until two years of follow up as measured by OHS records<br> 4. Reduction of any form of work disability pensions as measured by an employee registering as receiving work disability pension on the central pensions register up to two years from the intervention<br>