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Trial reportJournal of occupational rehabilitation2022

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.

Kathrine K W Pedersen, Vivian Langagergaard, Ole K Jensen, Claus V Nielsen, Vibeke N Sørensen, Pernille Pedersen

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Rehabilitation of sick-listed LBP patients in occupational health with collaboration of the workplace.International journal of occupational medicine and environmental health · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kathrine K W PedersenDEFACTUM, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark.
Vivian LangagergaardDiagnostic Centre, University Research Clinic for Innovative Patient Pathways, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark.
Ole K JensenDiagnostic Centre, University Research Clinic for Innovative Patient Pathways, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark.
Claus V NielsenDEFACTUM, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark.
Vibeke N SørensenDiagnostic Centre, University Research Clinic for Innovative Patient Pathways, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark.
Pernille PedersenDEFACTUM, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus, Denmark. pelped@rm.dk.ORCID 0000-0002-2011-7877
Regionshospitalet Silkeborg · DKAarhus University · DKCentral Denmark Region · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo study return to work (RTW) at 2-year follow-up in a randomised controlled trial comparing brief intervention (BI) and multidisciplinary intervention (MDI) in employees on sick leave due to low back pain (LBP) stratified for job relations.

methodsIn total 476 employees on sick leave for 4-12 weeks due to LBP were divided into strata with weak or strong job relations, based on perceived risk of losing job and influence on job planning. In each stratum participants were allocated to BI or MDI. All participants received BI, i.e. a clinical examination by a rheumatologist and physiotherapist. In addition, MDI involved a case manager who made a rehabilitation plan in collaboration with the participant. The primary outcome was time to RTW. Secondary outcomes were median weeks in different employment status and selfreported pain, disability and psychological health. Sustained RTW was estimated by work status the last 4 weeks before the 2-year date.

resultsParticipants with strong job relations who received BI had a higher RTW rate (hazard ratio = 0.74 (95% CI 0.57; 0.96)) and spent more weeks working than participants who received MDI. In the stratum of weak job relations, no difference was seen regarding RTW and weeks working. For health-related outcomes and sustained RTW no significant results were found in neither stratum.

conclusionsEmployees with strong job relations achieved higher RTW rates when receiving BI compared to MDI, while no difference was found between intervention groups for employees with weak job relations.

trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN14136384. Registered 4 August.

Indexed as

Low Back PainSick LeaveEmploymentFollow-Up StudiesHumansReturn to WorkTreatment OutcomeLow back painMultidisciplinary interventionRehabilitationReturn to workSick leaveVocational rehabilitation

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PMID35147899
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