The Danish National Return To Work program (?Det store TTA-projekt?): a study in 22 municipalities of a return to work program aiming to reduce the duration of sickness absence and to enable earlier return to work for citizens on long-term sick leave

The Danish National RTW program: a stratified cluster controlled study of a coordinated and multidisciplinary return to work program in 22 municipalities aiming to reduce the duration of sickness absence and to enable earlier return to work for citizens on long-term sick leave

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN51445682

Enrollment

8700

Registered

2011-03-31

Start date

2010-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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

Conditions

Long-term sickness absence Not Applicable Long-term sickness absence

Interventions

Current interventions as of 14/09/2011: The municipalities were assigned to the control and intervention group using a stratified allocation procedure. The initial selection of municipalities was base

occupational health, social medicine or general practice. The program is tailored specifically to meet the need of each participant. Both the control and t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Citizens on long-term sickness absence (greater than 4 weeks) registered as a 'category 2 case' (citizens in category 2 are according to Danish legislation guidelines assumed to be unable to return to work within a three months period, but to be able to gradually return to work). Citizens of either sex and any age can be included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Citizens on sickness absence related to pregnancy 2. Citizens on sickness absence longer than four months at inclusion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Duration of sickness absence 2. Time until RTW (becoming self-supporting) 3. Time until reoccurrence of long-term sickness absence (greater than 3 weeks) Measured from inclusion into the study until end of follow-up	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Changes in self-rated health, mental and physical health and mental disorders (SF-12, SCL8-AD) six and twelve months after inclusion in the study 2. Changes in workability (single item), pain ('pain intensity', single 10 point Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scale and 'pain beliefs' - 3 items modified from Tampera Scale of kinesiophobia), and sleep patterns (Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire) six and twelve months after inclusion in the study 3. Municipal sickness benefit expenses, the level of production (earnings) and municipal and central government transfer payment expenses (Please note, twelve month measure in points 1 and 2 added 14/11/2011. Previously only six)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Changes in self-rated health, mental and physical health and mental disorders (SF-12, SCL8-AD) six and twelve months after inclusion in the study 2. Changes in workability (single item), pain ('pain intensity', single 10 point Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scale and 'pain beliefs' - 3 items modified from Tampera Scale of kinesiophobia), and sleep patterns (Karolinska Sleep Questionnaire) six and twelve months after inclusion in the study 3. Municipal sickness benefit expenses, the level of production (earnings) and municipal and central government transfer payment expenses (Please note, twelve month measure in points 1 and 2 added 14/11/2011. Previously only six)

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Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 27, 2026