Minnesota RETAIN Impact Evaluation

Launched by MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH, INC. · Nov 23, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

The Minnesota RETAIN Impact Evaluation is a study looking to help people who have been injured or are ill and unable to work. This trial aims to see how expanding the RETAIN program—an initiative designed to support employees in staying at or returning to work—can prevent future workplace disabilities and improve job retention. The study is currently recruiting participants who are between 18 and 74 years old, live in Minnesota, and have been unable to work for no more than six months. It specifically targets individuals with a work-related or personal injury or illness that affects their ability to work, or those who have had a surgery that impacts their job.

If you choose to participate, you can expect to work with a team that will help you find the best path to returning to work. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the expanded services of the RETAIN program or standard care. It’s important to know that you won’t be eligible if you are involved in any legal cases related to your medical condition or if you already work for a company that has its own return-to-work program. This study is a great opportunity for eligible individuals looking for support during their recovery and transition back to the workplace.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Must have been unable to work for no more than 6 months prior enrollment; 80% of participants must be within 3 months of their last day of work
• • 18 years or older
• • Minnesota resident
• • Works in Minnesota
• • Employed or currently in the labor force
• * Meets one of the following:
• • 1. Diagnosis of a work related or personal injury or illness that impacts employment
• • 2. 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 their 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)