Update on work disability in rheumatic diseases.
S H Allaire
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11224732Completed
Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders
ID00000416
Prevention of Arthritis-Related Work Disability: A Trial of Job Retention Services Provided to Employed Persons With Arthritis
Led by Boston University Charles River Campus · Updated on 2017-07-26
242
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
N/A
Total Duration
On this page
Sponsors
B
Boston University Charles River Campus
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
People with rheumatic disorders (arthritis) often have trouble keeping their jobs. This study will look at whether vocational rehabilitation (VR) will improve the ability of employed people with arthritis to keep their jobs. Job retention VR services target key factors that increase the risk of job loss. They aim to modify jobs to reduce barriers caused by functional limitations and disease symptoms, future career planning, and establish a partnership with a VR counselor for ongoing help. We will conduct the study among patients with rheumatic disorders recruited in eastern Massachusetts. We will give 120 study participants job retention services provided by VR counselors. We will give another 120 participants literature about employment- related resources. We will compare the outcomes of the two groups to evaluate the usefulness of job retention services in preventing job loss in people with rheumatic disorders.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Prevention of Arthritis-Related Work Disability
Who Can Participate
Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Must currently be employed full or part time
- Must live in selected communities in eastern Massachusetts
You will not qualify if you...
- Plans to move from area
- Plans to have joint replacement surgery in next 6 months
- Plans to retire or go on disability within next 2 years
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
Status Unknown
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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Published Research Related To This Trial
Vocational rehabilitation in patients with chronic rheumatic diseases: a systematic literature review.
Petronella D M de Buck, Johannes W Schoones, Saralyn H Allaire...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12528084Reduction of job loss in persons with rheumatic diseases receiving vocational rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial.
Saralynn H Allaire, Wei Li, Michael P LaValley
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14613285