Towards a shortened sick leave duration of employees sick-listed due to common mental disorders

ISRCTN ISRCTN86605310
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN86605310
Secondary identifying numbers 208030001
Submission date
30/06/2010
Registration date
11/08/2010
Last edited
05/12/2016
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr Evelien Brouwers
Scientific

Tilburg University
Department Tranzo
Warandelaan 2
Tilburg
5000 LE
Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)13 466 2962
Email e.p.m.brouwers@uvt.nl

Study information

Study designMulticentre randomised controlled trial longitudinal design with follow up
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typeOther
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a patient information sheet
Scientific titleEffectiveness of the guideline ‘management of workers with common mental health problems by occupational physicians’: a randomised controlled trial
Study objectivesSick listed employees treated by occupational physicians (OPs) who are trained in and closely follow the guideline will have a shorter sick leave duration than those in the control group.
Ethics approval(s)Medical Research Ethics Committee of St. Elisabeth Hospital in Tilburg, MREC number 1162
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedSick leave due to common mental disorders
InterventionOPs in the experimental condition are trained in the Dutch guideline 'management of workers with common mental health problems by occupational physicians'. OPs will be divided into groups of 6 - 10 OPs, and will gather for monthly meetings of approximately 1 hour, over 1 year. Using action research and focus group discussions it will be investigated which barriers OPs encounter in using the guideline. Subsequently, barriers will be explored and possible solutions will be discussed by means of a 'plan, do, check, act' cycle.

OPs from the control group provide care as usual.

The total duration of follow up will be 12 months.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureTime to full return to work, defined as the number of days between the first day of sickness absence and the first day of full return to work
Secondary outcome measures1. Partial return to work
2. Total days of sick leave at 12 months
3. Patient satisfaction, assessed by a short questionnaire developed for this study
4. Symptoms, measured using the 4DSQ (Terluin 2002)
Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months.
Overall study start date15/10/2010
Completion date15/10/2014

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants232
Key inclusion criteria1. A common mental disorder, i.e. anxiety, depression, burnout or emotional distress, is the primary reason for sick leave at the time of inclusion. Physical problems may be present, but should not cause absenteeism
2. Dutch speaking
3. Counseled by an OP that takes part in the study
Key exclusion criteria1. Acute crisis or suicidality
2. Sick leave duration of less than 4 weeks, as a quick recovery of part of this group may dilute the statistical power of the study
3. Sick leave duration of more than 8 weeks, as the study aims to prevent long term sick leave
Date of first enrolment15/10/2010
Date of final enrolment15/10/2014

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

Tilburg University
Tilburg
5000 LE
Netherlands

Sponsor information

Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)
Government

Laan van Nieuw Oost Indië 334
The Hague
2593 CE
Netherlands

Phone +31 (0)70 3495111
Email info@zonmw.nl
Website http://www.zonmw.nl/nl/
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Funders

Funder type

Government

Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands) - (ref: 208030001)
Private sector organisation / Other non-profit organizations
Alternative name(s)
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Location
Netherlands

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Protocol article protocol 06/03/2013 Yes No
Results article results 19/08/2015 Yes No
Results article results 01/12/2017 Yes No

Editorial Notes

05/12/2016: Publication reference added.
15/03/2016: Publication reference added.