Clinical trials: Workers' Compensation
Rotator Cuff Tear
Workers Compensation Board: Rotator Cuff Tear Management
The overall goal of this proposed randomized study is to determine if surgery at the time of diagnosis or rehabilitation +/- surgery (i.e. surgery only when rehabilitation fails) results in shorter times to claim closure.
- Trial name
- NCT01498198
- Testing
- Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery, Non Operative Treatment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Job Satisfaction, Unemployment
Remotely-Delivered Benefits Counseling for Service Connection Applicants
A significant portion of Veterans who apply for disability benefits have difficulty finding and sustaining employment, and are concerned that working for pay will jeopardize their receipt of service-connection benefits.
- Trial name
- NCT02677428
- Testing
- Remotely-Delivered Benefits Counseling, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder
Feasibility of a Medical-Legal Partnership Model to Connect Coal Miners QuitAid
Coal miners in Central Appalachia have among the highest rates of tobacco and nicotine product (TNP) use of any occupational group and face elevated rates of lung cancer and coal workers' pneumoconiosis ("black lung").
- Conditions
- Tobacco Use Cessation, Tobacco Use Disorder, Nicotine Dependence, Smokeless Tobacco Use
- Trial name
- NCT07694492
- Testing
- QuitAid (pharmacist-delivered MTM), Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Temple University Employees With Musculoskeletal Conditions Receive Physical Therapy to Treat Limitations Early
The purpose of this study is to determine whether seeing a physical therapist first compared with seeing a physician first is more clinically and cost effective in an occupational setting for acute musculoskeletal conditions.
- Trial name
- TEMPLE (NCT02272257)
- Testing
- Early Direct Access Physical Therapy, Physician management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Work-related Injury, Occupational Disease
An Interview Study With Injured Workers Concerning Their Experiences With the Social Systems and Psychosocial Health Consequences
Objective: In addition to physical discomforts, work-related injuries and illnesses often result in various forms of hardships, including economic hardship, labor conflicts and legal disputes.
- Conditions
- Work-related Injury, Occupational Disease, Workers' Compensation, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT02450916
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Chronic Disease
Testing the Effects of the CDSMP Among Lower-to-Middle Wage Workers
The purpose of the proposed research is to extend the CDSMP to lower-wage populations aged 40-64 years by partnering with public libraries and employment support networks in select North Carolina counties.
- Trial name
- SMARTLife (NCT04116463)
- Testing
- Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP), Financial Self-Management Program (FSMP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 327 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Opioid Use, Opioid-Related Disorders
Comparing State Payer Strategies to Prevent Unsafe Opioid Prescribing
This study examines the comparative effectiveness of opioid review programs in reducing unsafe opioid prescribing in two states: prospective prior authorization (PA) with hard stops in Washington and retrospective review (RR)…
- Trial name
- NCT03932799
- Testing
- Prospective prior authorization (PA) with hard stops in Washington, Retrospective review (RR) with prescriber notification in Ohio
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,411 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hernia, Hernia Abdominal Wall
Occupational Claims Due to Hernia
This study examines recognized occupational hernia claims using existing national administrative records. The purpose is to describe how often hernia-related occupational claims occur and to evaluate their distribution according…
- Conditions
- Hernia, Hernia Abdominal Wall, Hernia Incisional
- Trial name
- Hernia claims (NCT07831005)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 4,500 people
- Sponsor
- Sergio Gabriel Susmallian
Occupational Injury, Work-Related Disability
Disability Trajectories After Occupational Injury
This observational study will examine patterns of disability following occupational injuries using national administrative records from 2020 through 2024.
- Trial name
- OIDT (NCT07839559)
- Testing
- Recognized Occupational Injury
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 1,500,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sergio Gabriel Susmallian