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Last refreshed on: 3 October 2022
Main ID:  NCT03212118
Date of registration: 12/06/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Public title: Effects of Motivational Interviewing for Long-term Sick Absence
Scientific title: Effects of Motivational Interviewing for Long-term Sick Absence: A Randomized Controlled Trial With Mixed Methods
Date of first enrolment: January 1, 2018
Target sample size: 774
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03212118
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Supportive Care. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Norway
Contacts
Name:     Egil Andreas Fors, phd prof
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Affiliation:  Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Living in the county Sør-Trøndelag

- On sick leave for 8 weeks

- Current sick leave status of 50-100%

Exclusion Criteria:

- no employment

- pregnancy



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 60 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Sick Leave
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: motivational interviewing (MI)
Behavioral: Structured talks (TAU-2)
Behavioral: Treatment as usual (TAU-0)
Primary Outcome(s)
Total number of sickness absence days during the year after enrollment in the study (i.e. after randomization) [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Resilience [Time Frame: 12 months]
Return to work expectations [Time Frame: 12 months]
Return to Work Self-Efficacy [Time Frame: 12 months]
Workability [Time Frame: 12 months]
Probability of working (i.e. not receiving medical benefits) each month during follow-up, measured as repeated events [Time Frame: 12 months]
The time until full sustainable return to work (RTW), i.e. for at least 4 weeks without relapse [Time Frame: 12 months]
Health-related quality of life [Time Frame: 12 months]
Secondary ID(s)
2016/2300-C
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University of Bergen
Deakin University
National Center for Occupational Rehabilitation, Rauland
University of Oslo
Ethics review
Results
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