MANAGE AT WORK: Addressing the Challenge of Chronic Physical Health Conditions in the Workplace

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Chronic Physical Health Conditions

In brief

The specific aim of the study is to evaluate the health benefits of a series of group workshops designed for workers with chronic physical health conditions. The facilitated workshops apply principles of pain and illness self-management to help workers deal with health-related challenges while at work. The workshops address issues of pain management, physical job demands, pacing of work, communication, problem solving, and coping. Half of the participants in the study will be randomly assigned to attend workshop sessions (10 hours total), and all study participants will be followed for one year. The primary hypothesis is that workers who participate in these workshops will show improvements in work engagement and reductions in work limitation in the subsequent 12 months.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01978392

Run by

Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety

People needed

122

Starts

2013-11-01

Expected to finish

2017-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Workers with at least one chronic physical condition (> 6 months).
• Working full time (at least 20 hours per week).
• Able to read and speak in English language.

You may not qualify if…

• Impending retirement or major career change (next 12 months).
• Not available to attend group workshops after working hours.

Where it is running

• Employer #3 (confidential) — Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
• Employer #4 (Confidential) — Hanover, New Hampshire, United States
• Employer #2 (confidential) — Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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