Return To Work for People on Long Term Sick Leave
Vitalis
A Randomized Intervention and Coordination Program Aiming at Return To Work for Women With Long Term Sick Leave
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interventional
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Brief Summary
Vitalis was a randomized controlled intervention study that addressed women on long-term sick leave in Uppsala County. Participants were on sick leave due to mental illness and/or pain and were expected to reach the time limit within the in health insurance. Of the total of 947 eligible reaching the time limit during 2010-2012 648 persons met the projects inclusion- and exclusion criteria and were invited to participate. Of these, 327 persons (50.4%) gave informed consent and was thereafter randomly assigned one of the following groups: 1) multimodal treatment team (TEAM) 2) psychotherapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), or 3) control group. The main purpose of the study was to facilitate the return to work (preventing a return to the public health insurance) and to improve participants' health during the project period of one year.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable anxiety
Started Jan 2010
Longer than P75 for not_applicable anxiety
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2012
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 31, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 30, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 17, 2017
CompletedNovember 17, 2017
November 1, 2017
3 years
October 30, 2017
November 15, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Return to work (RTW)
Return to work measured as self-reported change in working hours
One year
Study Arms (3)
Acceptance Commitment Therapy
EXPERIMENTALAcceptance Commitment Therapy. Cognitive therapy
Multidisciplinary assessment
EXPERIMENTALAssessment of a team. Cognitive therapy
Control
NO INTERVENTIONControl group
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- On sick leave for mental illness and/or chronic pain
You may not qualify if:
- High risk for suicide
- Ongoing alcohol/substance abuse
- Major mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder type I, severe social dysfunction/personality disorder)
- Participation in psychotherapy or another vocational rehabilitation program.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Uppsala Universitylead
- Region Stockholmcollaborator
Related Publications (1)
Berglund E, Anderzen I, Helgesson M, Lytsy P, Andersen A. Work participation after receiving multidisciplinary treatment or acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for return to work: long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial among sick-listed individuals with mental disorders and/or chronic pain. BMC Public Health. 2024 Dec 21;24(1):3558. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-21116-1.
PMID: 39709368DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 30, 2017
First Posted
November 17, 2017
Study Start
January 1, 2010
Primary Completion
December 31, 2012
Study Completion
December 31, 2012
Last Updated
November 17, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-11