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The ReTA-model: Rehabilitation Trail for Workers on Long-term Sick Leave in the Healthcare Sector

Sponsor
Karolinska Institutet (Other)
Overall Status
Recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05314530
Collaborator
(none)
64
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
18
Anticipated Duration (Months)
3.5
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The ReTA-model is a rehabilitation model for return to work after long-term sickness absence (LTSA) due to stress or burnout. The ReTA-model will be validated in this trial among nurses and physicians currently in LTSA. The ReTA-model includes a three-week treatment with exercise, individual and collegial talks with psychology and lecturing. The control group will receive conventional rehabilitation from regular care.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: ReTA-model
 N/A

Detailed Description

The ReTA-model is a rehabilitation model for return to work after long-term sickness absence (LTSA) due to stress or burnout. The ReTA-model will be validated in this trial among nurses and physicians currently in LTSA. The ReTA-model includes a three-week treatment with exercise, individual and collegial talks with psychology and lecturing. The control group will receive conventional rehabilitation from regular care.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
64 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Validation of the ReTA-model: Rehabilitation Trail for Workers on Long-term Sick Leave in the Healthcare
Actual Study Start Date :
Mar 1, 2022
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Apr 1, 2023
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Sep 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group

Will receive a rehabilitation intervention

Behavioral: ReTA-model
Validating the rehabilitation model ReTA
Active Comparator: Controll

Will receive conventional rehabilitation

Behavioral: ReTA-model
Validating the rehabilitation model ReTA

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Return to work [12 months]

    At work part or full-time compare to no return to work

  2. Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale KEDS [12 months]

    Decreased points in the KEDS scale 1-19, qith higher scores reflecting greater exhaustion severity.

  3. Symptom Checklist - 6 [12 months]

    Decreased points on the SCL-6 scale, with a higher number reflecting depression.

  4. Montgomery Åsberg Depression Rating Scale [12 months]

    Decreased points in the MADRAS scale with score ranging from 0 to 60, with higher scores reflecting greater depression severity.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
N/A and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:

  • currently on sick leave for burnout

  • employed in the Swedish healthcare services as a nurse or as a physician

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Karolinska Institutet Stockholm Outside U.S. And Canada Sweden 171 77

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Karolinska Institutet

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Emma Hagqvist, Karolinska Institutet

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Emma Hagqvist, Associate Professor, Karolinska Institutet
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05314530
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • ReTA-model
First Posted:
Apr 6, 2022
Last Update Posted:
Apr 6, 2022
Last Verified:
Mar 1, 2022
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Emma Hagqvist, Associate Professor, Karolinska Institutet
Healthcare
Burnout
Stress
Return to work
Intervention
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Burnout, Psychological

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 6, 2022