Work Injury Screening and Early intervention (WISE) Study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Work related soft tissue injuries; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000847718
• Lead Sponsor: Sydney Medical School (Northern) - University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 220

Inclusion Criteria

Health workers (from the participating hospitals) who report soft tissue injuries that are substantially due to their work, make a claim for workers compensation, report their injury to their Nominated Treating Doctor (NTD), and take 7 or more days off work due to their injury will be invited to participate in the research project. The injured worker must be able to read and speak English well-enough to not require an interpreter. The injured worker must provide informed consent to participate (based on the requirements of relevant ethics committee) after having the purpose of the study explained to him/her by the claims manager by telephone.

Exclusion Criteria

Those with a non-significant injury (i.e., take less than 7 days off work and do not report it to their NTD), a stress claim, or are non-English speaking will be excluded. The presence of a ‘Red Flag condition’ (fractures or neurological damage indicating a need for early surgery) is also an exclusion criterion, as well as being unwilling to participate in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) Reduced costs of workers compensation claims<br><br>[The costs will be obtained from EML’s database for each claim. These include all costs incurred by a claim as the insurance agent is responsible for making these payments. They include costs of treatments and time lost from work.][12, 24 and 60 months];2) Earlier sustained RTW in the 12 month follow-up period<br><br>[The sustained RTW will be calculated from the number of days the worker is at work in the year after their injury.][12, 24 and 60 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire, Short-Form (OMPSQ-SF)[Intervention group: end of psychological treatment (2-3 months post-recruitment) and 12 months<br>Control group: 12 months];2) Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)[Intervention group only: end of psychological treatment (2-3 months post-recruitment) only];3) Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) [Intervention group only: end of psychological treatment (2-3 months post-recruitment) only];4) The Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21 items version) [Intervention group only: end of psychological treatment (2-3 months post-recruitment) only];Brief Pain Inventory (BPI - Interference scale)[Intervention group only: end of psychological treatment (2-3 months post recruitment) only]