Trial reportJournal of occupational rehabilitation2017
Return to Work in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Multidisciplinary Intervention Versus Brief Intervention: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial report in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01346423 (Is Interdisciplinary Intervention for Patients Sicklisted With Musculoskeletal Pain More Effective in Helping Patients Back to Work Than Than The Less Resource Demanding Brief Intervention Method?), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Is Interdisciplinary Intervention for Patients Sicklisted With Musculoskeletal Pain More Effective in Helping Patients Back to Work Than Than The Less Resource Demanding Brief Intervention Method?
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- Interventions to enhance work participation in people with chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis including analysis of complex psychological intervention components.British journal of health psychology · 2026Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of work-related interventions for return to work in people on sick leave: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Determining what constitutes an effective psychosocial 'return to work' intervention: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.BMC public health · 2021Pooled it
- Return-to-work coordination programmes for improving return to work in workers on sick leave.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Two-Year Follow-Up on Return to Work in a Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Brief and Multidisciplinary Intervention in Employees on Sick Leave Due to Low Back Pain.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Trial
- Effectiveness of adding a workplace intervention to an inpatient multimodal occupational rehabilitation program: A randomized clinical trial.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2020Trial
- Return to Work in Employees on Sick Leave due to Neck or Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Multidisciplinary and Brief Intervention with One-Year Register-Based Follow-Up.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2018Trial
- Inpatient or Outpatient Occupational Rehabilitation - What Works Best for Whom? A Non-randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Expanding the Focus on Work Factors in an Outpatient Setting: Does a Nudge of Patients and Clinicians have an Effect on Return-to-Work and Benefits? Findings from the NSAC Nudge Multicentre Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Innovation and testing in general practitioners' practice - the challenging path from idea to new practice.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2025Article
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- Fostering Stay at Work After a Period of Disability: A Scoping Review of Occupational Rehabilitation Strategies to Support Workers in the Adoption of Preventive Behaviours.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Adverse childhood experiences, subsequent negative life events, and their impact on health in occupational rehabilitation patients: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Promoting labour market inclusion of the chronically ill: a scoping review of Scandinavian countries' efforts.Scandinavian journal of public health · 2023Article
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- Machine learning clinical decision support for interdisciplinary multimodal chronic musculoskeletal pain treatment.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Risk-targeted behavioral activation for the management of work disability associated with comorbid pain and depression: a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
- Interventions to Promote Work-Focused Care by Healthcare Providers for Individuals with Musculoskeletal Conditions a Scoping Review.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Vocational Rehabilitation with or without Work Module for Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Sick Leave from Work: Longitudinal Impact on Work Participation.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2021Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveThis randomized clinical trial was performed to compare the effect of a new multidisciplinary intervention (MI) programme to a brief intervention (BI) programme on return to work (RTW), fully and partly, at a 12-month and 24-month follow-up in patients on long-term sick leave due to musculoskeletal pain.
methodsPatients (n = 284, mean age 41.3 years, 53.9 % women) who were sick-listed with musculoskeletal pain and referred to a specialist clinic in physical rehabilitation were randomized to MI (n = 141) or BI (n = 143). The MI included the use of a visual educational tool, which facilitated patient-therapist communication and self-management. The MI also applied one more profession, more therapist time and a comprehensive focus on the psychosocial factors, particularly the working conditions, compared to a BI. The main features of the latter are a thorough medical, educational examination, a brief cognitive assessment based on the non-injury model, and a recommendation to return to normal activity as soon as possible.
resultsThe number of patients with full-time RTW developed similarly in the two groups. The patients receiving MI had a higher probability to partly RTW during the first 7 months of the follow-up compared to the BI-group.
conclusionsThere were no differences between the groups on full-time RTW during the 24 months. However, the results indicate that MI hastens the return to work process in long-term sick leave through the increased use of partial sick leave.
trial registrationhttp://www.clinicaltrials.gov with the registration number NCT01346423.
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