A Modified Rehabilitation Intervention for Working Persons With Arthritis

Efficacy of a Modified Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Work Disability

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01387100

Acronym

Work It

Enrollment

300

Registered

2011-07-04

Start date

2011-06-01

Completion date

2016-12-01

Last updated

2026-07-24

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Conditions

Arthritis

Keywords

supportive employment, vocational rehabilitation

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALVocational Rehabilitation Intervention

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.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE (Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

25 Years to 63 Years

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in work status	Baseline, 6, 12, 24 month follow up	Work limitation will be assessed using the Work Limitation Questionnaire, a tool developed to assess limitation in ability to work due to health.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORJulie Keysor, PhD

Boston University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 25, 2026