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Sustainable and Healthy Return-to-Work Program - PRATICAdr 2.0

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Common Mental Disorder
Registration Number
NCT06397326
Lead Sponsor
Université du Québec a Montréal
Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the effectiveness of PRATICAdr 2.0, a web application facilitated by a Return-to-Work Coordinator (RTW-C), with a focus on reducing sick leave duration and preventing relapse in individuals with CMDs. PRATICAdr 2.0 designed to enhance collaboration among Return-to-Work (RTW) stakeholders and provide systematic support throughout the RTW process, is evaluated in a randomized control trial (RCT). As part of the RCT, a total of 80 sick leave employees from 4 large public health organizations (n=80, 40 from the experimental group and 40 from the control group) will be recruited. The control group receives usual services offered by a RTW-C to sick leave employees, while the experimental group receives RTW-C services plus the use of PRATICAdr 2.0.

Detailed Description

Common mental disorders (CMDs) are highly prevalent in workplace settings, and have become a significant public health challenge. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of PRATICAdr 2.0, a web application facilitated by a Return-to-Work Coordinator (RTW-C), with a focus on reducing sick leave duration and preventing relapse in individuals with CMDs. PRATICAdr 2.0 designed to enhance collaboration among Return-to-Work (RTW) stakeholders and provide systematic support throughout the RTW process, is evaluated in a randomized control trial (RCT). As part of the RCT, a total of 80 sick leave employees from 4 large public health organizations (n=80, 40 from the experimental group and 40 from the control group) will be recruited. The control group receives usual services offered by a RTW-C to sick leave employees, while the experimental group receives RTW-C services plus the use of PRATICAdr 2.0. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the PRATICAdr 2.0 experimental group or the control group using computerized stratified randomization based on age, site, and sex (sealed envelope method). Participants will complete a series of online questionnaires at several following time points. Survival analyses were used to compare sick leave durations and relapses between the experimental group (PRATICAdr with RTW-C), and control groups (RTW-C only). Mixed linear models were used to observe changes in clinical symptoms over time, especially for the experimental group.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • Sick leave due to Common mental disorder (i.e. depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, burnout)
  • Sick leave duration (from 1 to 3 months)
  • Member of participating unions in the large health organization
Exclusion Criteria
  • Inability to communicate in French
  • Have a known organic disorder
  • Have a professional dirsorder (CNESST)
  • Have experienced previous sick leaves due to Common mental disorder

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Sick leave durationthrough study completion, an average of 2 years

The number of days during the sick leave

Relapsesthrough study completion, an average of 2 years

Number of relapses after returning to work

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Return to Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacythrough study completion, an average of 2 years

Return to Work Obstacles and Self-Efficacy Scale (ROSES ; Corbière et al., 2017 )

Depressive symptomsthrough study completion, an average of 2 years

Patient Health Questionnaire for depression (PHQ-9; Kroenke et al., 2001)

Anxiety symptomsthrough study completion, an average of 2 years

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7; Spitzer et al., 2006)

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