NCT00369135

Brief Summary

Sickness absenteeism caused by MSDs is a persistent and expensive health challenge in all industrial countries including Switzerland. Despite much progress as to the cause and prevention of MSDs, they continue to be some of the most prevalent and challenging health problems with respect to the work-place and to socio-economic burden. To improve the situation, several recent reviews recommended interventions based on the bio-psycho-social model. Work-hardening and industrial rehabilitation programs focused more on the in balance between physical and mental demands of work on one side and capacities of the individual on the other side. Therefore we propose to merge the two models into one. The result is an interdisciplinary intervention strategy witch includes work hardening, medical trainings, a cognitive behavioural approach and work place intervention.

Trial Health

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At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2006

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2006

Completed
6 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

August 25, 2006

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

August 29, 2006

Completed
2.4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

February 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

November 21, 2008

Status Verified

November 1, 2008

First QC Date

August 25, 2006

Last Update Submit

November 20, 2008

Conditions

Keywords

workMusculoskeletal Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Sick-day saving, work capacity, economic variables

    one year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Functional performance, pain, general health, variables related to coping, believes, anxiety, depression

    one year

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 58 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Employees on sick leave because of non-specific back and/or neck/shoulder pain
  • actual unable to work and continuous or cumulative (totalized) work incapa- city in the past 6 monts
  • ≥ 20 working days 100% absence from work or
  • ≥ 40 working days 80 to 99% absence from work or
  • ≥ 60 working days 50 to 79% absence from work and
  • not older than 58 level of employment ≥ 50%
  • no longer than 6 monts absencer from work (100% unable to work)

You may not qualify if:

  • Specific diagnosis such as infection, neoplasm, metastasis osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fracture and inflammatory process or other conditions for which valid diagnoses had been demonstrated either in the anamnesis, records or the clinical examination
  • Postoperative health condition with prohibited physical load
  • Major co-morbidity which may determine return to work in a clearly stronger way then the MSD itself such as a major depression, psychosis, heavy drug or alcohol disease or instable cardiac or pulmonary disease
  • Predominant specific shoulder pathology in "neck-shoulder pain"

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Institut universitaire romand de Santè au Travail

Lausanne, Switzerland

RECRUITING

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Back PainNeck PainMusculoskeletal AbnormalitiesMusculoskeletal Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PainNeurologic ManifestationsSigns and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsCongenital AbnormalitiesCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Study Officials

  • Danuser Brigitta, Prof

    Institut Universitaire Romand de Sante au Travail

    STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Danuser Brigitta, Prof.

CONTACT

Canjuga Mirjana, lic. phil.

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

August 25, 2006

First Posted

August 29, 2006

Study Start

March 1, 2006

Study Completion

February 1, 2009

Last Updated

November 21, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-11

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