Do Change in Life Style Improve Work Ability?

NCT03286374 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2017/573
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 95
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main aim of this Cohort trial is to get more information about how life style changes affect work participation for people with BMI above 30. The information can contribute to improving the quality of occupational rehabilitation programs in the specialized health care services and for others who work with weight loss programs and work related rehabilitation programs.

Conditions

Obesity, Morbid; Sick-leave; Work Related Illnesses; Life Style

Keywords

Obesity; Occupational rehabilitation; Sick leave; Life style treatment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Work participation

  Work participation after a work related rehabilitation program at Muritunet.

  1-4 years

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Life quality

  Survey data collected at baseline, six and twelve months after participation in the trial.

• Work motivation

  Survey data collected at baseline, six and twelve months after participation in the trial.

• Weight loss

  Weight collected at baseline, six and twelve months after participation in the trial.

Study Arms (1)

Occupational rehabilitation

OTHER

The participants will receive the current occupational rehabilitation program at Muritunet.

Behavioral: Occupational rehabilitation

Interventions

Occupational rehabilitation BEHAVIORAL

The participants in the occupational rehabilitation program get both practical and theoretical intervention in groups. Four main interventions; cognitive therapy, physical activity, diets and training in work-oriented approach. The rehabilitation stay is as followed: 1. Four weeks with an institutional stay at Muritunet (BL) 2. Follow-up; 1. Eight weeks, telephone contact between therapist at Muritunet and the participant. 2. 16 weeks, video conference on SKYPE between all the participants and a therapist. Lecture on diets. 3. 28 weeks, Follow-up at Muritunet. Central themes that day is education, conversation, physical test, and forms. (T1) 4. 40 weeks, telephone contact between therapist at Muritunet and the participant. 5. 52 weeks, Follow-up at Muritunet. Central themes that day is education, conversation, physical test, and forms. (T2)

Also known as: Life style treatment

Occupational rehabilitation

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 67 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• People who are on sick leave or stands in danger of being sick because of problems related to obesity.
• The participants must have a realistic opportunity to return to work.
• Body mass index above 30
• Age 18-67 years.

You may not qualify if:

• People with a severe eating disorder.
• People without a capacity to consent.
• People with severe alcohol and/or drug abuse.
• People with a major mental illness.
• Being pregnant.
• People with a health condition that contraindicates physical activity.
• People who receive work assessment allowance.
• People with or plan to apply for disability benefits.
• People with permanently adapted work.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Molde University College: lead
• Volda University College: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Anita Dyb Linge

Valldal, Møre og Romsdal, 6210, Norway

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Linge AD, Bjorkly SK, Jensen C, Hasle B. Bandura's Self-Efficacy Model Used to Explore Participants' Experiences of Health, Lifestyle, and Work After Attending a Vocational Rehabilitation Program with Lifestyle Intervention - A Focus Group Study. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2021 Dec 24;14:3533-3548. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S334620. eCollection 2021.

  PMID: 34992380 DERIVED

• Linge AD, Jensen C, Laake P, Bjorkly SK. Changes to body mass index, work self-efficacy, health-related quality of life, and work participation in people with obesity after vocational rehabilitation: a prospective observational study. BMC Public Health. 2021 May 17;21(1):936. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-10954-y.

  PMID: 34001067 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Obesity, Morbid; Obesity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Overweight; Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Body Weight; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Odd Ragnar Hunnes, Dean

  Volda University Collage

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Due to the nature of the study intervention, it is not possible to blind the participants. Some of the participants will give a focus group interview and their identity will be known for the other participants in the group. The health care providers will not get information about who will participate or not.
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Ph.D Student

Model Details: The study is a Clinical cohort trial with a pseudo prospective, parallel mixed methods design. Questionnaires and register data at baseline, T1, and T2. Focus group interviews at T3, and register data at T4.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2017
• First Posted: September 18, 2017
• Study Start: August 30, 2017
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2019
• Study Completion: August 31, 2019
• Last Updated: October 23, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

NO (1)