Trial of Health At Work Workplace Health Intervention

NCT00858533 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: BER10457
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This pilot study will compare workplace health intervention delivered by advisors based in GP practices with normal GP care to assess the usefulness of the concept and its potential for wider use in a larger randomised controlled trial.

Conditions

Workplace Health

Keywords

early intervention; sickness absence; return to work; primary care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of days off work through sickness absence after index consultation, which will also apply to people at work with a work-relevant condition

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Secondary outcome measure: time to first return to work (RTW) allowing for phased return.

  1 year

Study Arms (2)

workplace health advice

OTHER

The intervention group will receive additional support from a H@W Workplace Health Advisor who will deliver an intervention aimed at sickness absence prevention or sustained return to work, depending on individual circumstances.

Behavioral: Health at Work workplace health advice and support

GP sickness absence consultation

NO INTERVENTION

Routine general practitioner care for workplace sickness absence.

Interventions

Health at Work workplace health advice and support BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group will receive additional support from a H@W Workplace Health Advisor who will deliver an intervention aimed at sickness absence prevention or sustained return to work, depending on individual circumstances. The intervention will be standardized as far as possible to show types of activity undertaken with participants, their GP, line managers, human resources departments and trade union representatives.

workplace health advice

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• People with work related health problems registered with GP practices in Liverpool Primary Care Trust.

You may not qualify if:

• People registered with GP practices outside Liverpool Primary Care Trust.
• Vulnerable adults and those considered by their GP to be unsuitable for the trial.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Liverpool: lead

Study Sites (1)

Division of Primary Care, University of Liverpool.

Liverpool, Merseyside, L69 3GB, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Palliative Care

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Care; Therapeutics; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• Mark B Gabbay, MD

  University of Liverpool

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2009
• First Posted: March 10, 2009
• Study Start: June 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2010
• Study Completion: March 1, 2010
• Last Updated: October 30, 2024

Record last verified: 2010-01

Locations

GB (1)