NCT01852851Active, not recruiting
Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work
Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an On-line Program to Help People With Inflammatory Arthritis Remain Employed
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 1 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The investigators plan to conduct a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness and the cost effectiveness of an on-line eLearning program (entitled Employment and Arthritis: Making it Work) designed to help people with inflammatory arthritis stay employed. The program also includes assessments with 1) an occupational therapist, and 2) a vocational rehabilitation counsellor at the end of the program to help participants identify and obtain necessary changes at work. People from three provinces will be recruited from collaborators' patient and program recipient lists. The study group will receive the program intervention and the control group will receive "usual care" and printed educational material. All participants will be followed for five years. The effectiveness of the program at improving at work productivity and reducing work cessation will be evaluated compared to a control group receiving printed material on employment and arthritis.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 528 (actual)
- First submitted
- 13 Apr 2012
- Start date
- Jun 2013
- Primary completion date
- Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University of British Columbia
- NCT number
- NCT01852851
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 528
- From Jun 2013 to the primary completion date, Mar 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- Individuals who are not working
- Individuals on sick leave, short term or long term work disability
- Students
- People performing unpaid work such as volunteer work or taking care of family
- People planning to retire in the next six years
- Individuals unable to provide informed consent
- Individuals living outside of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario
Who the study is looking for
- Between ages 18 and 59 years
- Able to read and write English
- Have inflammatory arthritis confirmed by a rheumatologist (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic, Psoriatic Arthritis, Other Connective Tissue Diseases and Spondylarthropathy)
- Have access to a computer, a web-cam, a headset and a printer, or willingness to purchase these items
- Are willing to travel to Vancouver, Kelowna, Victoria, Prince Rupert, Prince George, Cranbrook or Kamloops, Calgary, Toronto, Newmarket or Brampton for one visit with an occupational therapist
Age in the registry: 18 years to 59 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis Research Centre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Richmond | Canada | Unknown status |
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