A Modified Rehabilitation Intervention for Working Persons With Arthritis

Boston University300 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of a brief vocational rehabilitation intervention on individuals with arthritis who are concerned about their ability to remain employed.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Arthritis

Interventions

Vocational Rehabilitation InterventionBEHAVIORAL

Physical or occupational therapist will deliver a vocational rehabilitation intervention using the Work Experience Survey for Persons with Rheumatic Conditions (WES-RC) assessment tool to assess subject's health and vocational background as well as work barriers.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 63 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Live or work in eastern Massachusetts * Age 25-63 years * Risk of work loss due to arthritis * Arthritis * Chronic back pain * Currently employed Exclusion Criteria: * Unemployed * No arthritis

Locations (1)

Boston University, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in work status

Work limitation will be assessed using the Work Limitation Questionnaire, a tool developed to assess limitation in ability to work due to health.

Time frame: Baseline, 6, 12, 24 month follow up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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