Support program helping people with multiple sclerosis keep their jobs
Tests a work support program for workers with multiple sclerosis to help them stay employed.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Feasibility of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Job Retention in Workers With MS-RiaLSM Intervention Project
Key facts
- Where
- Genoa and Rome, ItalySee the 2 sites
Where in Italy
- Servizio di Riabilitazione AISM Liguria, Italian Multiple Sclerosis SocietyGenoa, ItalyTaking people
- IRCCS Fondazione Santa LuciaRome, ItalyNot yet recruiting
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Fondazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla
- Trial code
- NCT06805318
- Record updated
- 17 June 2025
- Original description
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system with both inflammatory and degenerative characteristics that affects approximately 136,000 people in Italy. The highest incidence of disease onset occurs between the ages of 20 and 40, which corresponds to the most productive period of a person's life. For this reason, one of the main social consequences of MS is the reduction or abandonment of work activity, which often begins in the early stages of the disease. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) interventions, as reported in the literature, are used to manage and reduce work-related difficulties. The goal of VR is to enable individuals who experience difficulties in performing work activities to access, find, and maintain employment. This approach is characterized by its multi-professional and multidimensional nature, involving different types of interventions carried out by various professionals in diverse settings.Read full original descriptionShow less
Development and Assessment of a Vocational Rehabilitation Intervention for Job Retention in Workers With Multiple Sclerosis (RiaLSM Intervention Project)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system with both inflammatory and degenerative characteristics that affects approximately 136,000 people in Italy. The highest incidence of disease onset occurs between the ages of 20 and 40, which corresponds to the most productive period of a person's life. For this reason, one of the main social consequences of MS is the reduction or abandonment of work activity, which often begins in the early stages of the disease. Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) interventions, as reported in the literature, are used to manage and reduce work-related difficulties. The goal of VR is to enable individuals who experience difficulties in performing work activities to access, find, and maintain employment. This approach is characterized by its multi-professional and multidimensional nature, involving different types of interventions carried out by various professionals in diverse settings.
The overall aim of the project is to define a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) protocol to reduce work-related challenges and promote job retention for workers with MS within the Italian healthcare and social context. The intervention will be organised into three different areas: rehabilitation, reasonable accommodation and education. Participants will receive any of the three interventions or a combination of these. The study will involve a multidisciplinary team of doctors (e.g. neurologist, physiatrist), psychologists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, and labour law experts who will be involved according to the subject's specific needs.
Inclusion: Confirmed MS diagnosis; Age ≥18 years; Currently employed at the beginning of the study entry; Have worked at least one day in the last 12 months; MSQ-Job >=15; Written informed consent.
Exclusion: Presence of other pathologies impacting on work productivity.