Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Pål Nystuen
ORCID ID
Contact details
Sundmannveien 7
Fjerdingby
2008
Norway
+47 90255993
pal@psykologbistand.no
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Solutions at Work
Study hypothesis
The aim of the current study was to assess the efficacy of participating in a solution-focused intervention for sick listed employees with mental health problems or musculoskeletal disease. Efficacy was measured by the number of absence days per person, work status as well as perceived health status.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Mental health problems as well as musculoskeletal problems
Intervention
Intervention: Solution oriented counselling offered in a group and/or individual setting.
Control: Most of the individuals in the control group took part in some sort of alternative treatment of their own choice i.e. usual care.
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Lost work days, work status after 12 months
Secondary outcome measures
Self assessed health status (SF-36)
Overall trial start date
01/01/2001
Overall trial end date
01/01/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Employees sick-listed for more than seven weeks due to non-severe psychological problems or musculoskeletal pain were eligible.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
300
Participant exclusion criteria
Employees with more serious psychological diagnoses were excluded because many of them would probably need treatment by mental health specialists. Some of the musculoskeletal diagnoses were also considered ineligible for the intervention and excluded.
Recruitment start date
01/01/2001
Recruitment end date
01/01/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Norway
Trial participating centre
Sundmannveien 7
Fjerdingby
2008
Norway
Sponsor information
Organisation
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services
Sponsor details
Box 7004
St. Olavs plass
Oslo
N-0130
Norway
+47 23 25 50 00
post@kunnskapssenteret.no
Sponsor type
Other
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Directorate for Health and Social Affairs
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
Results:
2003 publication: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12783624
2006 publication: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16542443
Publication citations
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Publication
Nystuen P, Hagen KB, Feasibility and effectiveness of offering a solution-focused follow-up to employees with psychological problems or muscle skeletal pain: a randomised controlled trial., BMC Public Health, 2003, 3, 19, doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-3-19.
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Publication
Nystuen P, Hagen KB, Solution-focused intervention for sick listed employees with psychological problems or muscle skeletal pain: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN39140363]., BMC Public Health, 2006, 6, 69, doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-69.