Cost-effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation for workers on sick leave due to subacute or chronic musculoskeletal pai

Completed

• Conditions: chronische pijn aan houdings- en bewegingsapparaat; chronic musculoskeletal disorders; chronic musculoskeletal pain

• Registration Number: NL-OMON39941
• Lead Sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 11 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 174

Inclusion Criteria

1) Working age individuals (18-65 years)
2) Suffering from subacute (6-12 weeks) or chronic non-specific musculoskeletal pain (>12 weeks) such as back, neck, shoulder, widespread pain, whiplash (WAD I or II), or fibromyalgia
3) Having paid work (employed or self-employed) for at least 12 hours per week
4) The expectation that there will be no termination of the employment or self-employment in the year following the vocational rehabilitation program
5) Having short-term (<6 weeks) or long-term (>=6 weeks) part-time or full-time sick leave
6) Being able to understand Dutch and to complete questionnaires in Dutch
7) Having the motivation to participate in the vocational rehabilitation program aimed to optimize work participation
8) Reimbursement of the program costs that are not covered by health care insurers
9) Having an email address
10) Having signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1) having comorbidities which are the primary reason for sick leave, such as clinical depression or burnout, severe asthmatic symptoms, diagnosed chronic fatigue, and neuropathy
2) having a conflict with the employer, which is the primary reason for sick leave

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary outcome in this study is work participation, expressed as<br /><br>cumulative sick leave days due to subacute or chronic musculoskeletal pain<br /><br>during the training period and from discharge until 12-months follow-up. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Productivity loss, work ability, disability, quality of life, and physical<br /><br>functioning.</p><br>