Effectiveness of a preventive coaching programme for employees with a high risk of sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN53213470 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN53213470 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | NL215 (NTR252) |
- Submission date
- 20/12/2005
- Registration date
- 20/12/2005
- Last edited
- 26/08/2021
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Other
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr I J Kant
Scientific
Scientific
Department of Epidemiology
Maastricht University
P.O. Box 616
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands
| Phone | +31 (0)43 388 2378 |
|---|---|
| IJ.Kant@epid.unimaas.nl |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised, active controlled, parallel group trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Scientific title | Effectiveness of a preventive coaching programme for employees with a high risk of sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints |
| Study objectives | 1. A screening instrument, consisting of predictive factors, can be used to predict which employees are at risk for sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints 2. Coaching is effective in preventing sickness absence and improving general well-being |
| Ethics approval(s) | Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints |
| Intervention | The intervention group will receive the coaching programme. The central guideline of preventive coaching is to provide insight in the situation of the employee, improve his notion that he is responsible for his career and life and to improve his ability to manage the changes. The programme consists of nine meetings between the employee and the coach. In two of the meetings, the supervisor of the employee will participate. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | The primary outcome measure is absenteeism. Data will be gathered through record linkage to the company's sick leave registry systems and by use of questionnaires filled in by the employees. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Secondary outcome measures are: 1. Motivation 2. Fatigue 3. Burnout 4. Need for recovery 5. General health 6. Coping 7. Medical consumption |
| Overall study start date | 01/11/2004 |
| Completion date | 31/10/2006 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Not Specified |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target number of participants | 200 |
| Key inclusion criteria | By means of the developed screening instrument, employees from participating companies who are at increased risk of sickness absence due to psychosocial health complaints will be identified and included in the trial. |
| Key exclusion criteria | Employees will be excluded from participation if they: 1. Were fully or partially on sick leave 2. Suffer from chronic psychosocial health complaints at baseline 3. Have more than one contract 4. Are pregnant or on maternity leave |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/11/2004 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/10/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
Department of Epidemiology
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands
6200 MD
Netherlands
Sponsor information
University Maastricht (UM) (Netherlands)
University/education
University/education
Department of Epidemiology
P.O. Box 616
Maastricht
6200 MD
Netherlands
| Nicole.Jansen@epid.unimaas.nl | |
| Website | http://www.unimaas.nl/default.asp?taal=en |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/02jz4aj89 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Social fund for the universities, research institutes and academic medical centres (Sociaal Fonds voor de KennisSector [SoFoKleS]) (The Netherlands)
No information available
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (The Netherlands)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | 01/07/2008 | 26/08/2021 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
26/08/2021: Publication reference added.
