Assessment of the feasibility of a trial of individualised placement and support for people unemployed with chronic pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic pain and unemployment; Signs and Symptoms

• Registration Number: ISRCTN30094062
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Southampton

Brief Summary

2020 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32280484/ stakeholder evaluation (added 09/12/2020) 2020 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32605914/ qualitative results (added 18/01/2021) 2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33501902/ results (added 28/01/2021) 2022 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423622000342 (added 10/01/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-12-01
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 22 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 110

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants who have taken part in the Individualised Placement Support scheme in Southampton or Portsmouth
2. Employment Support Workers who are currently working in the IPS scheme in Southampton and/or Portsmouth
3. Primary care staff will be invited to the focus group sessions if they are currently part of a team involved with patients with chronic pain in Southampton and/or Portsmouth
4. People with chronic pain who are unemployed for more than 3 months as a result of their health condition and who want to work

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals who are unable to speak English

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Feasibility of recruitment, assessed using qualitative focus group/semi-structured interviews in January-June 2017<br>2. The acceptability of randomisation, assessed by descriptive analysis of the pilot trial data (the proportion who agree to take part) in April 2017-September 2018<br>3. Drop outs from intervention/control arms, assessed by descriptive analysis of the pilot trial data (rates of attrition from each arm of the trial) in April 2017-September 2018<br>4. Drop outs over the follow-up period, assessed by descriptive analysis of the pilot trial data (rates of attrition during the trial) in April 2017-September 2018