RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06573866

Enhancement of Quality of Work And Life

Enhancement of Quality of Work And Life: A Personalised Primary Preventive Work Intervention to Enhance Sustainable Work Participation in Persons With Neurodegenerative Movement Disorders

Sponsor

Radboud University Medical Center

Enrollment

124 participants

Start Date

Oct 8, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Parkinson Disease Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD)Mitochondrial Diseases Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis Cerebellar Ataxia

Summary

Work participation is essential for quality of life, providing purpose, social interaction, financial security, and shaping social status. Work participation is increasingly compromised in people with slowly progressive chronic disorders (hereafter referred to as progressive disorders). This negatively impacts their quality of life. Early work-related support, focused on sustainable work-retention, has the potential to enhance work participation in people with progressive disorders. Therefore, this study investigates the (cost)effectiveness of the Preventive Participatory Workplace Intervention (PPWI), a personalized work intervention to enhance sustainable work participation. The investigators perform an 18-month randomized controlled trial (RCT). In addition, the investigators perform a process evaluation and an economic evaluation alongside the RCT. 124 Dutch working persons with three types of movement disorders will be included: Parkinson's Disease (PD), cerebellar ataxia (CA) and hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP) and with slowly progressive neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 65 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study helps working adults with slowly progressing neurological conditions — such as Parkinson's disease, hereditary spastic paraparesis, or neuromuscular disorders — stay employed longer through a supported work accommodation program. Researchers will track quality of life and ability to keep working over 18 months. **You may be eligible if...** - You have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, cerebellar ataxia, hereditary spastic paraparesis, or a slowly progressing neuromuscular or mitochondrial disorder - You are between 18 and 65 years old - You are currently working at least 8 hours per week - You plan to keep working during the 18-month study period - You are open to discussing work limitations with your employer **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You are planning to retire within the next 18 months - You are working fewer than 8 hours per week - You are not willing to discuss your condition with your employer Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALPreventive Participatory workplace intervention

The Participatory Workplace Intervention (PPWI) is a process intervention in which a trained process facilitator guides an employee and their manager in identifying work-related obstacles or changes and finding solutions to overcome or manage these obstacles. Its primary goal is to achieve consensus between employee and manager with respect to the most obstructive obstacles for functioning at work and feasible solutions. Following consensus, the stakeholders formulate and agree upon a plan of action and execute the plan. In a subsequent meeting, the implementation of the plan of action will be evaluated. Six months after the evaluation, a follow-up will take place to determine whether new obstacles have emerged and whether a new cycle of process steps should be initiated.