Clinical trial NCT06594120: Changes in Workability and Employment Following the Work-related Medical Rehabilitation PV RehaJET
Official title: Veränderungen Der Arbeitsfähigkeit Und Erwerbstätigkeit Infolge Des Medizinisch Berufsorientierten Rehabilitationsverfahrens PV RehaJET [Changes in Workability and Employment Following the Work-related Medical Rehabilitation PV RehaJET]
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases or Conditions
Lead sponsor: Pensionsversicherungsanstalt
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-09-19
Enrollment: 300
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients with specific work-related rehabilitation needs

Brief summary: The objective of this observational study is to gain insight into a new approach to rehabilitation in Austria, with a particular focus on work-specific exercises that are dependent on the specific work-related needs of the patients. Two groups are being observed: one was referred to a three-week work-specific rehabilitation programme immediately upon arrival at the rehabilitation centre, while the other group underwent a three-week medical-focused rehabilitation programme before starting a four-week work-specific rehabilitation programme.

Researchers will monitor for indications of improvement following completion of the rehabilitation program. As the two forms of rehabilitation are not directly comparable, they will be observed and analysed as two distinct entities.

As part of their regular inpatient rehabilitation, participants will complete questionnaires at designated intervals (beginning and end of stay), with follow-up assessments scheduled at six and 12 months post-rehabilitation.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* The study participants are regular patients in the rehabilitation centre Bad Hofgastein
* Presence of a disease in the area of the musculoskeletal system
* Sufficient motivation to maintain professional participation
* Declaration of consent

Exclusion Criteria:

* No completion of all work-specific rehabilitation modules
* Acute or decompensated disease states with severe functional limitations (i.e. not able to continue with the rehabilitation programme)

Primary outcomes:
measure: IMBA - Profile comparison
timeFrame: 3 or 4 weeks of inpatient rehabilitation
measure: Employment history
timeFrame: 6 and 12 months after finishing rehabilitation
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Work ability index (WAI)
timeFrame: 3 or 4 weeks of inpatient rehabilitation + 6 and 12 months after finishing rehabilitation
measure: Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4)
timeFrame: 3 or 4 weeks of inpatient rehabilitation + 6 and 12 months after finishing rehabilitation
measure: European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level (EQ-5D-5L)
timeFrame: 3 or 4 weeks of inpatient rehabilitation + 6 and 12 months after finishing rehabilitation
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Bad Hofgastein
country: Austria
facility: Rehabilitationszentrum Bad Hofgastein
state: Salzburg
Study officials:
affiliation: Pensionsversicherungsanstalt
name: Doreen Stöhr, Mag.
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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