A Modified Rehabilitation Intervention for Working Persons With Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT01387100

Last Updated: 2015-02-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-06-30

Study Completion Date

2016-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of a brief vocational rehabilitation intervention on individuals with arthritis who are concerned about their ability to remain employed.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Arthritis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Physical Therapist/Occupational Therapist Intervention

This group will be assigned a physical therapist or occupational therapist to meet with followed by 2 phone consultations.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Physical or occupational therapist will deliver a vocational rehabilitation intervention using the Work Experience Survey for Persons with Rheumatic Conditions (WES-RC) assessment tool to assess subject's health and vocational background as well as work barriers.

Control

This is the control group. This group will not receive the vocational rehabilitation intervention from an occupational or physical therapist. They will receive written information regarding job accommodations and disability advocacy.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention

Physical or occupational therapist will deliver a vocational rehabilitation intervention using the Work Experience Survey for Persons with Rheumatic Conditions (WES-RC) assessment tool to assess subject's health and vocational background as well as work barriers.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Live or work in eastern Massachusetts
* Age 25-63 years
* Risk of work loss due to arthritis
* Arthritis
* Chronic back pain
* Currently employed

Exclusion Criteria

* Unemployed
* No arthritis
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

63 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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U.S. Department of Education

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Boston University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Julie Keysor, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Boston University

Locations

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Boston University, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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AlHeresh R, Vaughan MW, Brenner IH, Keysor J. Recruitment cost and outcomes for an arthritis work disability prevention randomized clinical trial: The Work It study. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Nov 12;24:100862. doi: 10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100862. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34825102 (View on PubMed)

Keysor JJ, LaValley MP, Brown C, Felson DT, AlHeresh RA, Vaughan MW, Yood R, Reed JI, Allaire SJ. Efficacy of a Work Disability Prevention Program for People with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Single-Blind Parallel-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2018 Jul;70(7):1022-1029. doi: 10.1002/acr.23423. Epub 2018 Apr 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28941189 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H133B100003-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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