The Effects of the Dutch national guideline on the management of employees with mental health problems by occupational physicians.

ISRCTN	ISRCTN34887348
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN34887348
Protocol serial number	n/a
Sponsor	VU University Medical Center (The Netherlands)
Funder	Dutch Ministry of Internal Affairs (The Netherlands) - Occupational Health and Safety Service (OHSS) committee

Submission date: 20/12/2005
Registration date: 20/12/2005
Last edited: 06/11/2019

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

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr David S. Rebergen
Scientific

Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine
Department of Public and Occupational Health
VU University Medical Centre
Van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands

Phone	+31 (0)20 4449680
Email	d.rebergen@vumc.nl

Study information

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised, single blinded, active controlled, parallel group trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title	The Effects of the Dutch national guideline on the management of employees with mental health problems by occupational physicians.
Study objectives	Treatment according to the Dutch National Guideline on the Management of Employees with Mental Health Problems by Occupational Physicians will cause less work disability than treatment according to usual care, with minimal involvement of the occupational physician and frequent referral to a psychologist.
Ethics approval(s)	Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Mental health problems
Intervention	Treatment according to the Dutch national guideline on the management of employees with mental health problems by occupational physicians. This guideline focuses on four aspects of the management of mental health problems: 1. The occupational physician acknowledges the interaction between the disabled employee and his surroundings (work, personal and care) 2. A simplified classification of mental health problems is introduced, with only four categories 3. The occupational physician acts as case manager, who intervenes when recovery stagnates 4. Finally, the occupational physician may also act as care manager by counseling employees with work related problems
Intervention type	Other
Primary outcome measure(s)	Return to work.
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	1. Patient satisfaction 2. Satisfaction of the employer 3. Evaluation of the occupational physician 4. Cost benefits
Completion date	01/01/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	200
Key inclusion criteria	1. Physical or mental health symptoms which cause suffering or malfunctioning for the patient 2. Disability to work on the moment of inclusion by the occupational physician
Key exclusion criteria	1. Symptoms are caused by a physical disorder 2. Disagreement about the diagnosis by the occupational physician and the patient 3. Mistrust between occupational physician and patient 4. Earlier inclusion in the study
Date of first enrolment	01/01/2002
Date of final enrolment	01/01/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

Netherlands

Study participating centre

Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine

Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type	Details	Date created	Date added	Peer reviewed?	Patient-facing?
Protocol article	Study protocol:	26/07/2007		Yes	No

Editorial Notes

06/11/2019: Internal review.