An interventional study of Group-based activity and Individual activity in Musculoskeletal Pain, Work Related Illnesses and Burnout, Professional, sponsored by NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS. Completed at 1 site in Norway. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-10-01.
Sponsored by NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The study compares the effect of a group-based activity with an individual work-out activity on work participation.
The study is an RCT comparing the effect of a group-based intervention with an individual work-out intervention on work participation. The target group is persons who are at risk of leaving the work force due to health issues, and people currently outside the work force. The interventions have a time-span of 3 months. Survey data will be collected at baseline, after three months (after intervention has ended), and after 15 months. Survey data include information on lifestyle, self-reported health, subjective health complaints and readiness for work. Register data on employment and welfare benefits will be collected from two years in advance of inclusion, and five years after inclusion. According to power calculations, the study will need 322 participants.
In addition to the effect evaluation, a process evaluation will also be performed. The process evaluation will examine content quality and adherence to guidelines, as well as feasibility of the group intervention. The process evaluation will consist of some survey data as well as interviews with service providers and participants.
493 studies on the registry are indexed under Musculoskeletal Pain; 113 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 168 is above the median of 69 across 346 interventional studies indexed under Musculoskeletal Pain.
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Exclusion Criteria:
The individual activity consists of a 3 month membership card at a given gym. This is in addition to regular follow-up from welfare authorities.
Behavioral: Individual activity
The group-based activity consists of a 3 month group activity with weekly gatherings, focusing on coping, goal-setting and relevant information regarding available public services. This is in addition to regular follow-up from welfare authorities.
Behavioral: Group-based activity
Regular follow-up from welfare authority as well as a 3 month group activity with weekly gatherings, focusing on coping, goal-setting and relevant information regarding available public services.
Regular follow-up from welfare authority as well as a 3 month membership card at a given gym.
Number of days at work during follow-up period measured through data from the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration´s databases.
Time frame: 7 years
Subjective health complaints measured through questionnaire data.
Subjective health complaints inventory
Time frame: 15 months
Fatigue measured through questionnaire data.
Chalder fatigue questionnaire
Time frame: 15 months
Self-rated health measured through questionnaire data.
Global health question
Time frame: 15 months
Sleep measured through questionnaire data.
Sleep (single items)
Time frame: 15 months
Alcohol use measured through questionnaire data.
The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
Time frame: 15 months
Quality of life measured through questionnaire data.
EQ-5D (Health-related quality of life + visual analogue scale)
Time frame: 15 months
Regular exercise measured through questionnaire data.
Regular exercise (single items)
Time frame: 15 months
Bullying measured through questionnaire data.
Bullying (single items)
Time frame: 15 months
Social support measured through questionnaire data.
Non-directive and Directive Support Survey
Time frame: 15 months
Coping measured through questionnaire data.
Theoretically Originated Measure of Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress
Time frame: 15 months
Work readiness measured through questionnaire data.
Readiness for Return to Work Scale.
Time frame: 15 months
Plan to share: No
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