Status:
RECRUITING
The Effectiveness of a Functional Capacity Evaluation Among Persons on Sick Leave or Work Disability
Lead Sponsor:
KU Leuven
Collaborating Sponsors:
Haute École Léonard de Vinci
National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance (NIHDI), Belgium
Conditions:
Sick Leave
Absenteeism
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate Functional Capacity Evaluations in persons on sick leave or work disability. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What is the impact of FCE on th...
Detailed Description
This research project on the use of Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE) within the context of benefit insurance in Belgium falls under the joint control of the National Institute for Sickness and Di...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- persons on sick leave or work disability (according to Belgian law)
- The person on sick leave/work disability is affected by an illness/injury that is considered stabilized (no significant medical evolution of the disease, nor a medical procedure or acute treatment is expected).
- The illness/injury of the person on sick leave/work disability is not mainly a mental/psychiatric disorder.
- From the point of view of the medical advisor, there is a lack of consistent information on the person on sick leave/work disability's capacity to return-to-work.
- Inclusion takes place from the 6th month of incapacity for work.
- The person on sick leave/work disability is of working age (18-65).
Exclusion
- In the case of an accident at workplace, the medical condition of the person on sick leave/work disability has not yet been declared consolidated, meaning that the condition does not progress significantly, either naturally or with treatment.
- The medical advisor of the mutual health insurance is expecting in the near future: 1) a spontaneous return to work (total or partial), 2) a registration as a job-seeker, or 3) an end of the recognition of the work disability.
- The person on sick leave/work disability is pregnant.
- The medical advisor of the mutual health insurance perceives the person on sick leave/work disability does not have sufficient work capacity.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 14 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06158464
Start Date
September 14 2023
End Date
August 31 2024
Last Update
January 29 2024
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