Clinical trials: Sickness Absence
Low Back Pain
Retention in Physically Demanding Jobs With Low Back Pain: A Randomised Controlled Trial (GoBack)
Low back pain (LBP) is a recognized public health problem with high life time prevalence. Medical treatment may reduce the physical and mental discomfort, while it has not been able to improve the possibilities for retaining or…
- Trial name
- GoBack (NCT02015572)
- Testing
- Occupational intervention, Usual care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 302 people
- Sponsor
- Frederiksberg University Hospital
Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder
Risk Assessment for Prolonged Sickness Absence Due to Musculoskeletal Conditions
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are a leading cause of years lived with disability worldwide and for the last decade they have also been the most common cause of sickness absence and disability pension in Norway.
- Trial name
- NCT04196634
- Testing
- Risk assessment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 560 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild
Return to Work After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: Patients with mild traumatic brain injury can to some extend experience long-term physical, cognitive, social and behavioral deficits, which have serious implications for employment trajectories and financial…
- Trial name
- NCT03214432
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 38,372 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Medical Education, Pediatrics
Using Simulation to Support Staff and Improve Quality of Treatment: An Intervention Project Within Pediatrics
Background: Effective teamwork and quality care are crucial for patient safety overall. Simulation-based team training offers a valuable approach to improving communication, coordination, and decision-making among healthcare…
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Pediatrics, Patient Outcomes
- Trial name
- PAEDSIM (NCT06064045)
- Testing
- Simulation-based team training intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma
Sickness Absence Versus Physical, Mental, and Job-related Factors in Patients With Chronic Pulmonary Disease
People with chronic respiratory disease have shortened work life, their disease is associated with greater work disability and they are at greater risk of being unemployed.
- Trial name
- NCT01118104
- Testing
- Vocational pulmonary rehabilitation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 318 people
- Sponsor
- LHL Helse
Psychiatric Disorders, Common Mental Disorders
Prevalence and Effect of Detecting Common Mental Disorders in Long-term Sickness Absence
The hypothesis was that a large fraction of individuals with common mental disorders were undetected in long-term sickness and that detection of the disorders by screening, a psychiatric diagnostic examination and feedback to the…
- Conditions
- Psychiatric Disorders, Common Mental Disorders, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- PRW (NCT01989728)
- Testing
- psychiatric examination and feedback
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,121 people
- Sponsor
- Region MidtJylland Denmark
Sick Leave, Musculoskeletal
SmaRTWork - a Decision Support System to Promote Return to Work Among People Sick-listed With Musculoskeletal Disorders
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of an intervention, SmaRTWork, on return to work compared to usual care for individuals who are sick-listed due to musculoskeletal disorders.
- Trial name
- SmaRTWork (NCT07034040)
- Testing
- SmaRTWork
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Musculoskeletal Disorder
Early Identification of Risk for and Prevention of Sickness Absence Due to Musculoskeletal Pain - an RCT
Background: Musculoskeletal pain is a leading cause of disability in the world. Although the majority of musculoskeletal-related pain conditions, such as low back pain, often resolves spontaneously, pain may recur or persist over…
- Trial name
- PREVSAM (NCT03913325)
- Testing
- PREVSAM model, Treatment as usual (standard treatment)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Mental Disorders
Application of Psychiatric Knowledge in the Rehabilitation Process in Return to Work.
The hypothesis was that education of rehabilitation officers who were responsible for rehabilitation back to work for sick-listed individuals in screening for mental disorders and psychiatric topics would increase the rate of…
- Trial name
- PKRW (NCT01989767)
- Testing
- control Rehabilitation as usual, education
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 317 people
- Sponsor
- Hans Joergen Soegaard
All International Classification of Primary Care 2 Diagnoses
Effect Evaluation of Independent Medical Evaluation (IME) in Norway
A randomized controlled trial comparing independent medical evaluation (IME) to treatment as usual (TAU). Participants will be individuals reaching six months uninterrupted sickness absence.
- Trial name
- NIME (NCT02524392)
- Testing
- Independent medical evaluation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 7,642 people
- Sponsor
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Adjustment Disorders
Work-focused Versus Generic Internet-based Interventions for Stress-related Disorders
Objective The aim of the current study was to evaluate the efficacy of an internet-based cognitive-behavioural intervention for stress-related disorders integrating work-related aspects (W-iCBT), compared with a generic iCBT and…
- Trial name
- NCT05240495
- Testing
- Internet-based Cognitive-behavioural therapy, Work-focused Cognitive-behavioural therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Pain, Pain Acute
The PainSMART Research Program: Evaluating a Pain Education Strategy for Patients Seeking Primary Care Physiotherapy
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the PainSMART-strategy in a population of patients seeking primary care physiotherapy for pain related to muscles, joints and bones, so called musculoskeletal pain.
- Conditions
- Pain, Pain Acute, Pain, Chronic, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- PainSMART (NCT06187428)
- Testing
- PainSMART-strategy, Usual physiotherapy management
- Where
- 6 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 494 people
- Sponsor
- Kajsa Johansson
Night Shift Work, Sickness Absence
Night Work Hours Reduction Trial
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of reducing weekly working hours among employees working night shifts regularly from 38 hours 15 minutes to 36 hours on payroll-based, objective working-hour…
- Trial name
- WHRedu (NCT07848607)
- Testing
- Reduced Working Hours (from 38h15minutes to 36h)
- Where
- 3 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health
Musculoskeletal Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
A Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial of the Norwegian Health in Work Service. The NSAC Efficacy Study
The Norwegian Sickness Absence Clinic (NSAC) is a publicly funded specialist outpatient health service, which is uniquely available for the work force.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NSAC (NCT05310695)
- Testing
- NSAC - rapid, NSAC - ordinary, NSAC - active control
- Where
- 5 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Nordlandssykehuset HF
Gynecologic Cancer, Prostate Cancer
Return to Work Among Cancer Survivors With Treatment-induced Survivorship Syndromes
The investigators plan to investigate the consequences of late effects (radiation-induced survivorship syndromes) after radiotherapy in Gynecological and Prostate cancer survivors on return to work (Yes/No) and if RTW happened…
- Conditions
- Gynecologic Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Radiation Toxicity, Malignancy
- Trial name
- NCT03961217
- Testing
- Radiotherapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 2,135 people
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Chronic Pain
Effects of Interdisciplinary Treatment on Sickness Absence in Patients With Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a globally prevalent condition that causes enormous social costs; largely due to sickness absence. A common intervention for patients with chronic pain problems is interdisciplinary treatment (IDT), which consists…
- Trial name
- NCT04598373
- Testing
- interdisciplinary treatment
- Volunteers
- 25,000 people
- Sponsor
- Dalarna University
Healthy, Musculoskeletal Disorders
Reducing Pain-Related Sickness Absence Through Workplace Health Literacy: A Hybrid II Study
The primary aim of this study is investigate whether a workplace intervention targeting employees' and managers' understanding of pain and communication (called occupational health literacy) can reduce pain-related sick leave and…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Musculoskeletal Disorders, Occupational Health, Occupational Health Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT07707180
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioural therapy-inspired digital education on pain and communication, Local work environment guidelines
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark
Musculoskeletal Pain, Mental Health Wellness 1
Health in Work - a Measure for Increased Coping and Work Inclusion
Health in work - a measure for increased coping and work participation -An effect analysis of a health- and work environment intervention at the workplace.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Mental Health Wellness 1, Work-Related Condition
- Trial name
- HiAforsk (NCT04000035)
- Testing
- Health and work environment information and processes
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,383 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Sick Leave
Effects of Motivational Interviewing for Long-term Sick Absence
Long-term sickness absence has considerable impact on social functioning, families involved, the employer, and society as a whole.
- Trial name
- NCT03212118
- Testing
- Treatment as usual (TAU-0), Structured talks (TAU-2), motivational interviewing (MI)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 774 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Low Back Pain
Early Coordinated Multidisciplinary Intervention to Prevent Sickness Absence and Labor Market Exclusion in Patients With Low Back Pain.
In Denmark the number of patients, sick listed for more than four weeks is increasing, and patients suffering from musculoskeletal disorders make one third of the total amount of long-term absenteeism.
- Trial name
- TIKI (NCT01690234)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary intervention, Usual care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 770 people
- Sponsor
- Back and Rehabilitation Center, Copenhagen