Early intervention for sick listed employees with mental health and/or musculoskeletal disorders

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN39140363

Enrollment

300

Registered

2005-10-26

Start date

2001-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-14

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Conditions

Mental health problems as well as musculoskeletal problems Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Intervention: Solution oriented counselling offered in a group and/or individual setting. Control: Most of the individuals in the control group took part in some sort of alternative tr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Employees sick-listed for more than seven weeks due to non-severe psychological problems or musculoskeletal pain were eligible.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Employees with more serious psychological diagnoses were excluded because many of them would probably need treatment by mental health specialists. Some of the musculoskeletal diagnoses were also considered ineligible for the intervention and excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Lost work days, work status after 12 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self assessed health status (SF-36)	—

Countries

Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 18, 2026