None listed
Conditions
Interventions
1. Multidisciplinary treatment program of 13 full-time days, carried out by a commercial rehabilitation centre. Each day’s schedule consisted of four (1.5 hour) sessions: one session was dedicated to
2. Usual care: supervision by occupational health services: Usual care was coordinated by the occupational physician at the occupational health services. Usual care could include treatment at the work
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Bank employees in the Netherlands or workers at one of the two universities in Amsterdam, with non-specific upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders, employment on a contract of at least 50% of full-time working hours and sick-leave for over 50% of the contractual hours during a period between 4 and 20 weeks. Participants ranged between 18 and 65 years and were required to comprehend and have communication skills in Dutch.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: N/A
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Return to regular work and costs. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain, other complaints such as paraesthesia, stiffness, coldness. Process evaluation: grip strength, disability, physical functioning and kinesiophobia. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactEline M. Meijer
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Coronel Institute for occupational and Environmental Health, P.O. Box 22660
Outcome results
None listed