IGLOo Trial
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Sustainable return to work: A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of a multicomponent workplace ‘IGLOO’ intervention compared with usual return-to-work support
IRAS ID
313499
Contact name
Fehmidah Munir
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN11788559
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
NIHR Reference Number, NIHR202986
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 7 months, 28 days
Research summary
This pilot trial will test a return-to-work programme designed to support employees' mental well-being whilst on long-term sick leave and after returning to work. Long-term sick leave is a national concern, with the most common reasons being mental health issues. Employees on sick leave for reasons such as back pain or stroke, are also likely to experience poor mental health during long-term sick leave. Our research team propose an intervention which consists of an employer educational information pack outlining the scientific evidence on what works best in supporting employees back-to-work and what helps them to stay in work after long-sick leave. For employees taking long-term sick leave, an online toolkit will be given that outlines step-by-step actions to take to support their mental well-being whilst on sick leave, and actions to take when they are ready to return to work. For line managers, training will be given in how to support their employee on long-term sick leave and how to help them return-to-work. Within one month of an employee returning to work, online training will be offered to help them make reasonable changes to their job so that their mental well-being is supported. Online training will be given to line managers so they can support their employee in making reasonable changes. We will recruit right large organisations where four will receive our programme and four will act as a comparison group, carrying on as normal. For the first part of the programme (employee training on making job changes) we will measure how many days employees stay in work without taking long-term sick leave again or leaving work within six months of returning. We will also ask participants to complete questions about their mental health and work, these will be asked before the programme and at 3,6,9 and 12 months.
REC name
East Midlands - Leicester Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/EM/0143
Date of REC Opinion
5 Aug 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion