Evaluation of WMR of the Federal German Pension Insurance in patients with musculoskeletal disorders

Evaluation of WMR of the Federal German Pension Insurance in patients with musculoskeletal disorders - EVA-WMR

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00009780

Enrollment

1800

Registered

2016-02-10

Start date

2016-03-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M00-M99

Interventions

Group 1: People in study arm 1 (intervention) will receive a 3-week WMR in a rehabilitation center with a WMR department approved by the Federal German Pension Insurance. WMR contains intensified work

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with musculoskeletal disorders receiving an rehabilitation on behalf of the Federal German Pension Insurance

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary ouctomes will be assessed 10 months after completing the rehabilitation program: 1) days of sick leave after discharge from rehabilitation, stable return to work (i.e. at least 4 weeks employed without sick leave) and the time until returning to work, and 3) subjective work ability (Work Ability Score, Tuomi 1991). These outcomes will be also assessed 3 months after completing the rehabilitation program. The analyses of the primary outcomes were done without Bonferrioni adjustment as the actual sample was smaller than planned.	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary ouctomes will be assessed 10 months after completing the rehabilitation program: 1) days of sick leave after discharge from rehabilitation, stable return to work (i.e. at least 4 weeks employed without sick leave) and the time until returning to work, and 3) subjective work ability (Work Ability Score, Tuomi 1991). These outcomes will be also assessed 3 months after completing the rehabilitation program. The analyses of the primary outcomes were done without Bonferrioni adjustment as the actual sample was smaller than planned.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following secondary outcomes will be assessed by questionnaires 3 and 10 months after completing the rehabilitation program (unless otherwise stated): general health (Nübling and Hasselhorn 2006), physical functioning (Wirtz et al. 2005), depression and anxiety (Löwe and Rose 2010), pain (Klasen et al. 2004), fear of movement (Pfingsten et al. 2000; Kent et al. 2014), physical activity (Lippke and Vögele 2006), medication use (own development), self-management skills (Osborne et al. 2007), employment and current sickness absence (own development), subjective prognosis of employment status (Mittag et al. 2006), perception and evaluation of vocational orientation of the received rehabilitation (own development) (measured after 3 months only), treatment satisfaction (Schmidt 1989) (measured after 3 months only). The following outcomes will be extracted from the pension insurance accounts in 2017: duration of and income from regular employment in 2016 (administrative data) and welfare benefits in 2016 (short- and long-term unemployment benefits, sickness benefit) (administrative data).	—

Measure

Time frame

The following secondary outcomes will be assessed by questionnaires 3 and 10 months after completing the rehabilitation program (unless otherwise stated): general health (Nübling and Hasselhorn 2006), physical functioning (Wirtz et al. 2005), depression and anxiety (Löwe and Rose 2010), pain (Klasen et al. 2004), fear of movement (Pfingsten et al. 2000; Kent et al. 2014), physical activity (Lippke and Vögele 2006), medication use (own development), self-management skills (Osborne et al. 2007), employment and current sickness absence (own development), subjective prognosis of employment status (Mittag et al. 2006), perception and evaluation of vocational orientation of the received rehabilitation (own development) (measured after 3 months only), treatment satisfaction (Schmidt 1989) (measured after 3 months only). The following outcomes will be extracted from the pension insurance accounts in 2017: duration of and income from regular employment in 2016 (administrative data) and welfare benefits in 2016 (short- and long-term unemployment benefits, sickness benefit) (administrative data).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Schuler

Universität WürzburgAbteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Medizinische Soziologie und Rehabilitationswissenschaften

m.schuler@uni-wuerzburg.de0931-3180488

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 12, 2026