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In Denmark the number of patients, sick listed for more than four weeks is increasing, and patients suffering from musculoskeletal disorders make one third of the total amount of long-term absenteeism. Compared to other diagnoses, patients suffering from musculoskeletal diseases, including low back pain, are less likely to return to work after a period of sick leave. It seems that a multidisciplinary intervention, including cooperation between the health sector, the social sector and in the work place, has a positive effect on days off work due to musculoskeletal disorders and particularly low back pain. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of a work oriented multidisciplinary intervention.
A randomized controlled trial will include 770 patients with low back pain. The study population consists of patients, who are sick listed or at risk of sick leave due to LBP.
The control group is treated with usual care in a team with participation of a physiotherapist, a chiropractor, a rheumatologist and a local employed social worker The Intervention group is treated with usual care and in addition intervention of a psychologist, an occupational physician, an ergonomist and a social worker from the local sickness benefit office. The treating physiotherapist will be the RTW-coordinator. Outcome will be reported at the end of treatment as well as 6 and 12 months follow up. The primary outcome is number of days of work. Secondary outcomes are disability, pain, and quality of life.
This large RCT study is testing the effectiveness of a preventive intervention targeting patients on short term sick leave or at risk being sick listed because of low back pain. We have developed a novel multidisciplinary team structure using the treating physiotherapist as the return to work coordinator, and having the case manager from the sickness benefit office participating in team meetings.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary intervention | Experimental | Early coordinated multidisciplinary intervention. Physiotherapist, chiropractor, rheumatologist, psychologist, occupational physician, ergonomist and social worker/case manager. |
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| Usual care | Active Comparator | Intervention from physiotherapist, chiropractor, rheumatologist and social worker. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary intervention | Procedure | Early coordinated multidisciplinary intervention. Physiotherapist, chiropractor, rheumatologist, psychologist, occupational physician, ergonomist and social worker/case manager. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of days off work | 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Disability | 12 months |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Petersen, PT, PhD | Contact | +4535304974 | tom.petersen@suf.kk.dk | |
| Inge Lis Goethgen, Head | Contact | +4535304950 | MW53@suf.kk.dk |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Petersen, PT, PhD | Back and Rehabilitaion Center Copenhagen | Principal Investigator |
| Annette Fisker, PT, PhDstud | University of Copenhagen, Department of Public Health | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back and Rehabilitation Center Copenhagen | Recruiting | Copenhagen | Copenhagen | 2100 | Denmark |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36088313 | Derived | Fisker A, Langberg H, Petersen T, Mortensen OS. Effects of an early multidisciplinary intervention on sickness absence in patients with persistent low back pain-a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2022 Sep 10;23(1):854. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05807-7. | |
| 23496897 | Derived | Fisker A, Langberg H, Petersen T, Mortensen OS. Early coordinated multidisciplinary intervention to prevent sickness absence and labour market exclusion in patients with low back pain: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013 Mar 13;14:93. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-93. |
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| Usual care | Procedure | Intervention from physiotherapist, chiropractor, rheumatologist and social worker. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D017116 | Low Back Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001416 | Back Pain |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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