Minnesota RETAIN Phase 2

Disability Clinical Trial

— MN RETAIN  

Official title:

Minnesota Retaining Employment and Talent After Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) Phase 2

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05216016
• Other study ID #: 21-006979
• Secondary ID: FP00100838.02
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 23, 2021
• Est. completion date: May 2025

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Mayo Clinic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study is a randomized control trial (RCT) to evaluate the impact of RETAIN program expansion and services on workforce retention and reduction of future workplace disability in the state of MN. The program is funded by US Department of Labor (US DOL) and sponsored jointly with the US Social Security Administration. There will be collaboration between partners to implement best practices in early intervention to support injured or ill employees in stay-at-work and return-to-work. MN RETAIN involves a partnership between Mayo Clinic and MN Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), MN Department of Labor and Industry (DLI), MN Department of Health (MDH), Workforce Development, Inc. (WDI), and the Governor's Workforce Development Board. MN DEED serves as the main recipient and administrator of the funding within the state with Mayo Clinic, DLI, and WDI, as subrecipients of the grant.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 3200
• Est. completion date: May 2025
• Est. primary completion date: May 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• > 18 years old
• MN resident
• Works in MN
• Employed or currently in the labor force
• Has worked at least one day within the last 3 months (80% or more of participants)
• Has worked at least one day greater than 3 months but less than 6 months prior (up to 20% of participants)
• Meets one of the following:
• Diagnosis of a work related or personal injury or illness that impacts employment
• Invasive procedure (e.g., surgery) within the past 12-weeks or anticipated within the next 8-weeks that impacts employment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Legal representation/litigation at the time of enrollment related to the medical condition.
• Does not have the capacity to give appropriate informed consent
• Employed by a RETAIN healthcare recipient or subrecipient with an existing return-to-work program for employees (i.e. Mayo Clinic employees)
• Worker's compensation recipients that have a qualified rehabilitation consultant (QRC) or a disability case manager (DCM)
• Pending application or receiving of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Disability
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Other:
• RETAIN Program
Facilitates early intervention strategies to support workers in staying-at or returning-to-work (SAW/RTW) after injury or illness and preventing unnecessary disability. This is done by incorporating a Return-to-Work Case Manager as a member of the healthcare clinical team who acts as a liaison for the patient and assists in coordination of referrals between healthcare and Workforce Development services. Return-to-Work Case Managers will interact with treating providers of Minnesota RETAIN intervention group participants to ensure functionally based work restrictions are documented and shared with the patient's employer.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mayo Clinic Rochester	Rochester	Minnesota

Sponsors (8)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mayo Clinic	Mathematica Policy Research, Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, United States Department of Labor, United States Social Security Administration, Workforce Development, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Workers to maintain employment	Total number of workers employed at the time of program completion and who have maintained employment 12 months after enrollment.	12 months
Primary	Reduction on work disability at 1 years	Total number of enrollees that applied for SSDI or SSI during any of the 1 year after enrollment.	1 year
Primary	Reduction in long term work disability	Total number of enrollees that applied for SSDI or SSI during any of the 5 year after enrollment.	5 years