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NCT number NCT05173350
Other study ID # RTN-KY
Secondary ID OD-36364-21-75-4
Status Enrolling by invitation
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 18, 2021
Est. completion date February 28, 2026

Study information

Verified date November 2021
Source Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) demonstration is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve employment outcomes for individuals who experience injuries or illnesses that put them at risk of exiting the labor force and relying on disability programs and other public supports in the long term. RETAIN projects include a combination of medical provider services, stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) coordination services, and other SAW/RTW services. This evaluation will focus on The Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet's implementation of "RETAIN KY" statewide. The evaluation will document how the project is implemented, describe enrollees, estimate the project's impacts on enrollees' outcomes, and assess whether the benefits outweigh the costs.


Description:

SSA contracted with Mathematica to conduct an independent evaluation of RETAIN Kentucky. Under the RETAIN model medical providers receive training and incentives to use occupational health best practices. The state agency also coordinates SAW/RTW services for the enrollee, fosters communication among RETAIN stakeholders about the treatment enrollee returning to work, and monitors the enrollee's medical and employment progress. RETAIN Kentucky also provides individualized intensive vocational services from RETAIN RTW Coordinators, with an emphasis on assistive technology, universal design, and peer support. Kentucky uses a multi-method approach toward recruitment that includes referrals from medical providers, employers, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, workforce and disability management organizations, community partners, and word of mouth. A return-to-work (RTW) coordinator conducts intake, determines enrollees' eligibility, and randomly assigns each enrollee to either a treatment group that is eligible to receive the full set of RETAIN intervention activities or a control group that is not. The evaluation team then compares the outcomes of the two groups and gathers evidence on how each RETAIN project shaped the outcomes of enrollees who were eligible for its services, regardless of whether they participated in those services. Data sources include enrollment data, surveys, administrative records, program data, and qualitative data.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Enrolling by invitation
Enrollment 3200
Est. completion date February 28, 2026
Est. primary completion date June 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Individuals who are at risk of exiting the workforce due to non-work-related illness of injury - Individuals who are employed or have been employed within the last 12 months and made at least $1,000 in one of those months - Individuals who reside in the Kentucky - Individuals must not have applied for or be receiving federal disability benefits including SSDI and SSI within the last 5 years Exclusion Criteria: - Individuals who are do not have a non-work-related illness or injury that puts them at risk of exiting the workforce - Individuals who unemployed or have not been employed within the last 12 months - Individuals who have not made at least $1,000 in the past 12 months - Individuals who do not reside in the Kentucky - Individuals who have applied for or be receiving federal disability benefits including SSDI and SSI within the last 5 years

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
RETAIN KY
The experimental group receives a combination of medical provider services, stay-at-work (SAW)/return-to-work (RTW) coordination services, and other SAW/RTW services. Services offered by the project include individualized intensive vocational services from RETAIN RTW Coordinators, with an emphasis on assistive technology, universal design, and peer support. The project provides training on SAW/RTW best practices and RETAIN, as well as financial incentives to health care professionals. The treatment group is eligible to receive the full set of RETAIN intervention activities.
Active Comparator
Those in the active comparator arm continue to receive medical services. A RTW coordinator creates a RTW plan with the enrollee and refers them to existing resources. The RTW coordinator works with enrollees for 2.5 hours total.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Human Development Institute, University of Kentucky Lexington Kentucky

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Social Security Administration, The United States

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Share of enrollees employed in the fourth quarter after enrollment Share of enrollees employed in the fourth quarter after enrollment obtained from state unemployment insurance wage records. These files include individual-level wage records for six quarters surrounding enrollment in the study, including the quarter prior to enrollment, the quarter of enrollment, and four post-enrollment quarters. Measured over the three months in the fourth quarter after enrollment
Primary Enrollee earnings in the fourth quarter after enrollment Sum of enrollee earnings in the fourth quarter after enrollment obtained from state unemployment insurance wage records. These files include individual-level wage records for six quarters surrounding enrollment in the study, including the quarter prior to enrollment, the quarter of enrollment, and four post-enrollment quarters. Measured over the three months in the fourth quarter after enrollment
Primary Share of enrollees that applied for SSDI or SSI during the 12 months after enrollment Share of enrollees that applied for SSDI or SSI during any of the 12 months after enrollment obtained from SSA program data. These files include detailed information about Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) applications SSDI and SSI awards, SSDI and SSI benefit amounts and enrollee characteristics (for enrollees who have ever applied for SSA program benefits) Measured in the 12 months after enrollment
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