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Work Related Upper Limb DisorderSAL2018NCT03634410

SeniorWorkingLife (Danish Title: SeniorArbejdsLiv)

An observational study of Work Related Upper Limb Disorder and Musculoskeletal Pain, run by National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark at 1 site in Denmark.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Due to demographic changes across Europe there are strong political interests in maintaining the labour force by prolonging working life, i.e. increasing retirement age. The present study investigates push and stay mechanisms for labor market attachment among older (+50 yrs) workers or people who have recently retired. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 50 years and older
How many people
30,000 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
1 Jan 2018to 30 Jun 2025
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 50 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: People in Denmark aged +50. The population will be drawn by Statistics Denmark

Who may be able to join

  • Labor market status of:
  • employed (employed at least 20/37 hours per week 1.quarter of 2018) OR
  • unemployed (unemployed at least 20/37 hours per week 1.quarter of 2018) OR
  • early retirement OR
  • disability pension

Who cannot join

  • those that do not fullfill the above inclusion criteria

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site

  • National Research Centre for the Working Environment

    Copenhagen, 2100

Other trials in Denmark

About this study

Due to demographic changes across Europe there are strong political interests in maintaining the labour force by prolonging working life, i.e. increasing retirement age. The present study investigates push and stay mechanisms for labor market attachment among older (+50 yrs) workers or people who have recently retired.

Read the detailed description

Due to demographic changes across Europe there are strong political interests in maintaining the labour force by prolonging working life, i.e. increasing retirement age. The present study investigates push and stay mechanisms for labor market attachment among older workers or people who have recently retired. The study is a questionnaire survey, which is already funded. The ambition is to apply for further funding to do a cohort that is repeated every 2-3 years, as well as long-term register follow-up in Danish national registers about health and work.

The study has 4 target groups:

  1. employed
  2. unemployed
  3. early retirement
  4. disability pension

The questionnaire survey is sent to 30,000 Danish citizens and contains the following 14 areas:

  1. Basic information (demographics, employment status etc.)
  2. Broad overview of factors that may influence labor market attachment (health, working conditions, economic factors)
  3. Role of the workplace
  4. Age-discrimination
  5. Economy
  6. Specific questions about the possibility for 'early retirement' among employed and unemployed
  7. Gradual retirement (e.g. possibility for reduced time or responsibility)
  8. Competencies and continuing education/training of skills
  9. Return-to-work
  10. New technologies at the workplace
  11. Job satisfaction and well-being
  12. Working environment (physical, psychosocial etc.)
  13. Lifestyle
  14. Health and functional capacity

The study is supported by a grant from TrygFonden

Medical subject headings
Musculoskeletal Pain

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT03634410
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Employedpeople aged +50 and currently employed
Unemployedpeople aged +50 and currently unemployed
Early retirementpeople aged +50 and currently on early retirement
Disability pensionpeople aged +50 and currently on disability pension

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Psychosocial Working Environment

    Psychosocial Working Environment is measured using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  2. Physical Working Environment

    Physical Working Environment is measured using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  3. Role of the workplace

    Role of the workplace is measured using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  4. Age-discrimination

    Age-discrimination is measured using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  5. Economy

    Economic status is measured using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  6. Early retirement

    Specific questions about the possibility for 'early retirement' among employed and unemployed

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  7. Gradual retirement

    Gradual retirement (e.g. possibility for reduced time or responsibility). Questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  8. Competencies

    Competencies, education/training of skills will be evaluated using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  9. Return-to-work

    Possibilities for returning to work for those currently not employed will be evaluated using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  10. New technologies

    New technologies at the workplace will be evaluated using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  11. Job satisfaction

    Job satisfaction will be evaluated using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  12. Sickness absence

    Sickness absence will be evaluated through Danish registers

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  13. Disability pension

    Disability pension will be evaluated through Danish registers

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  14. Mortality

    Mortality will be evaluated through Danish registers

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 5 year

Secondary outcomes (3)

  1. Lifestyle

    Lifestyle will be evaluated using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  2. Health

    Health will be evaluated using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

  3. Functional capacity

    Functional capacity will be evaluated using questionnaire

    Measured: Through study completion, an average of 2 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Aug 2018
  2. Study start1 Jan 2018
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
30,000 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03634410
Sponsor's protocol ID
70103
Acronym
SAL2018
Status last verified
Oct 2022
First submitted
10 Aug 2018
Last updated
31 Oct 2022
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided: Due to the requirements for anonymity of participants in research projects in Denmark, it has not yet been decided how to share the data. People interested in performing analysis on the data should contact the research leader, Professor Lars L. Andersen, LLA@NRCWE.DK

Publications

  • Vinstrup J, Sundstrup E, Andersen LL. Psychosocial stress and musculoskeletal pain among senior workers from nine occupational groups: Cross-sectional findings from the SeniorWorkingLife study. BMJ Open. 2021 Mar 29;11(3):e043520. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043520.

    PubMed 33782021

  • Blafoss R, Skovlund SV, Lopez-Bueno R, Calatayud J, Sundstrup E, Andersen LL. Is hard physical work in the early working life associated with back pain later in life? A cross-sectional study among 5700 older workers. BMJ Open. 2020 Dec 7;10(12):e040158. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040158.

    PubMed 33293310

  • Skovlund SV, Blafoss R, Sundstrup E, Thomassen K, Andersen LL. Joint association of physical work demands and leg pain intensity for work limitations due to pain in senior workers: cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2020 Nov 18;20(1):1741. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09860-6.

    PubMed 33208134

  • Andersen LL, Sundstrup E. Study protocol for SeniorWorkingLife - push and stay mechanisms for labour market participation among older workers. BMC Public Health. 2019 Jan 31;19(1):133. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6461-6.

    PubMed 30704447

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Work Related Upper Limb Disorder and Musculoskeletal Pain, run by National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Oct 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Psychosocial Working Environment (time frame: Through study completion, an average of 2 year). The study lists 14 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03634410, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Oct 2022.

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