The ReTA-model: Rehabilitation Trail for Workers on Long-term Sick Leave in the Healthcare Sector
ReTA-model
Validation of the ReTA-model: Rehabilitation Trail for Workers on Long-term Sick Leave in the Healthcare
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The ReTA-model is a rehabilitation model for return to work after long-term sickness absence (LTSA) due to stress or burnout. The ReTA-model will be validated in this trial among nurses and physicians currently in LTSA. The ReTA-model includes a three-week treatment with exercise, individual and collegial talks with psychology and lecturing. The control group will receive conventional rehabilitation from regular care.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2022
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 30, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 6, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2023
CompletedApril 6, 2022
March 1, 2022
1.1 years
March 30, 2022
March 30, 2022
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
Return to work
At work part or full-time compare to no return to work
12 months
Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale KEDS
Decreased points in the KEDS scale 1-19, qith higher scores reflecting greater exhaustion severity.
12 months
Symptom Checklist - 6
Decreased points on the SCL-6 scale, with a higher number reflecting depression.
12 months
Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale
Decreased points in the MADRAS scale with score ranging from 0 to 60, with higher scores reflecting greater depression severity.
12 months
Study Arms (2)
Intervention group
EXPERIMENTALWill receive a rehabilitation intervention
Controll
ACTIVE COMPARATORWill receive conventional rehabilitation
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- currently on sick leave for burnout
- employed in the Swedish healthcare services as a nurse or as a physician
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Karolinska Institutet
Stockholm, Outside U.S. and Canada, 171 77, Sweden
Related Publications (1)
Thunqvist E, Nygren A, Lofman B, Parker D, Brulin E. Assessing the Effect of a Rehabilitation Intervention on Exhaustion Disorders, Depression, and Return to Work: A Randomized Controlled Trial. J Occup Rehabil. 2025 Dec 13. doi: 10.1007/s10926-025-10350-y. Online ahead of print.
PMID: 41389236DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Emma Hagqvist
Karolinska Institutet
Central Study Contacts
Åke Nygren, MD
CONTACT
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 30, 2022
First Posted
April 6, 2022
Study Start
March 1, 2022
Primary Completion
April 1, 2023
Study Completion
September 1, 2023
Last Updated
April 6, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share