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Back PainNCT00463216

A Coordinated Return to Work Program

A study testing A multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation in people with Back Pain, run by Vejle Hospital at 1 site in Denmark.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the possibility that a diagnostic evaluation by a multidisciplinary team reduces the length of sick leave. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Back Pain
What is being tested?
A multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation
How many people
120 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Apr 2004to Apr 2006
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • On sick leave due to back,
  • Shoulder or neck pain

Who cannot join

  • Pregnant,
  • Other causes of sick leave

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Dept Occup Environ Med, Vejle Hospital

    Vejle, Vejle, 7100

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About this study

Official title: A Coordinated Return to Work Program for Workers on Long-term Sickness Absence Due to Musculoskeletal Disorders: a Prospective Controlled Intervention Study

The aim of the study is to investigate the possibility that a diagnostic evaluation by a multidisciplinary team reduces the length of sick leave.

Read the detailed description

Workers on sick leave due to back, neck or shoulder pain are randomized into 2 groups. Individuals in the intervention group are offered an extra multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation. The multidisciplinary team consists of an occupational physician, a physiotherapist, a chiropractor, a psychologist and a social worker. The result is a coordinated evaluation of the individuals problems with suggestions as to further actions. The focus is on evaluating, if and when the individual can return to work. No treatment is given.

Verbatim exemption from the local medical ethics board:

"February 19, 2004 Journal no. VF 20040030 JK/csf Re: research project: A Coordinated Return to Work Program (KIA) The The Medical Ethics Committee of Vejle and Funen Counties has reviewed this research project at its meeting on February 9, 2004.

The entire committee decided that this project is an HTA (Health Technology Assessment) study and not a biomedical research project.

Therefore the committee decided that the project is not within the committee's legal competence areas, and is exempt from approval by a medical ethics committee before being carried out.

The committee has no further comments to this case. on behalf of the committee Sincerely Erik Laier Jette Krarup

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Odense University Hospital direct telephone: +45 6541 3425 Kløvervaenget 10, 2.sal e-mail: Vejle-fynkomiteen@ouh.fyns-amt.dk 5000 Odense C fax: +45 6619 4392 Denmark"

Conditions
Back Pain
Being tested
A multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation
Keywords
back, neck, pain, sick leave
Medical subject headings
Back Pain, Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • A multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluationBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Number of hours on sick leave in the 1 year study period

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Sick leave related costs

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Apr 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startApr 2004
  3. Study completionApr 2006

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
120 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00463216
Sponsor's protocol ID
F03-05
Status last verified
Mar 2007
First submitted
18 Apr 2007
Last updated
8 Feb 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing A multidisciplinary diagnostic evaluation in people with Back Pain, run by Vejle Hospital at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Feb 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Number of hours on sick leave in the 1 year study period. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Feb 2010.

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