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Accompanying research of a service of the German Statutory Pension Insurance: Entry Premium (German original name "Einstiegsprämie" (ESP)). Promoting Motivation for Taking up Insured Employment through premium payments

Accompanying research of a service of the German Statutory Pension Insurance: Entry Premium (German original name "Einstiegsprämie" (ESP)). Promoting Motivation for Taking up Insured Employment through premium payments - ESP

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033870
Enrollment
468
Registered
2024-04-08
Start date
2021-01-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

The target group of the project are people with non-temporary health restrictions who are entitled to benefits for participation in working life. The determination of an entitlement to ESP is equivalent to the EGZ grant according to §50 SGB IX para.1 no.2

Interventions

Group 1: New offer from the German Statutory Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung, DRV) as part of a pilot project: The experimental group is empirically defined and includes all ESP cases d

Sponsors

Klinik für Rehabilitations- und Sportmedizin der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Sex: male, divers, female - Age: 18-64 years - Gender: male, female, diverse - Establishment of entitlement to vocational rehabilitation measures according to §50 SGB IX Abs.1 Nr.2 - Selection of the Entry Bonus as a vocational rehabilitation measure - Commencement of employment within one year after approval of the measure - Notification of employment commencement to the DRV no later than the second month.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Age >65 years or <18 years - Marginal employment according to §8 SGB IV, taking up self-employment or employment subject to social insurance with a spouse or first-degree relative, and apprenticeships Experimental group: - Individuals receiving wage subsidies (EGZ) - Individuals lacking capacity to consent - Individuals who do not consent to participate The inclusion and exclusion criteria are checked by the DRV. It is responsible for any individual decisions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
At least 2 months longer employment duration for ESP recipients compared to participants with EGZ.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The main secondary endpoint: Positive evaluation of the measure by participants. Further endpoints: - Reduced financial expenditure borne by the social security system - Identification of personal success criteria of the rehabilitation participants - Harmonization of process flows - Higher quality of vocational integration

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Sturm

Klinik für Rehabilitations- und Sportmedizin der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover

sturm.christian@mh-hannover.de+49 5115324140

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026