Can a new program keep injured workers off disability? ohio study says maybe.
NCT ID NCT05219045
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at a program called Ohio RETAIN that helps people who are injured or ill stay at work or return to work. Over 4,500 adults in Ohio took part. The goal was to see if the program helped them keep working and avoid applying for disability benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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4,525 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18- 65 * Currently employed or actively seeking employment * Live in Youngstown (Mahoning, Columbiana, and Trumbull Counties), Toledo (Lucas County), and Cincinnati (Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren Counties * Provider prescribed limitations of work, FMLA paperwork submitted for provider completion, documentation of work limitations in office notes, or an illness/injury which has previously resulted in work limitations based upon the nurse's clinical judgement and experience for a treatment barrier that is prolonging recovery and return to work * Has a qualifying musculoskeletal injury or exacerbation or a qualifying cardiovascular procedure * Qualifying musculoskeletal injury or exacerbation: (a) Has occurred in the last 3 months and has limited their ability to work; (b) Not work related; (c) Surgery was in the last 3 months with continued limitations at work; (d) Upcoming surgery within 1 month. * Qualifying Cardiovascular procedure: (a) CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) scheduled or done; (b) TAVR (Coronary Valve replacement with open heart entry to exclude trans-catheter) approach scheduled or done; (c) (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm) open entry approach scheduled or done; (d) Aorto-bifemoral bypass with activity restrictions for 4 weeks or more scheduled or done; (e) Cardiac Catheterization with stent placement with: i) Cardiac Rehab ordered at time of Cardiac Catheterization or ii) No Cardiac Rehab ordered at time of Cardiac Catheterization, but Cardiac Rehab has been ordered at Cardiac Catheterization follow up appointment. Exclusion Criteria: * Retired * Has or is pursuing a Bureau of Workers' Compensation claim for this injury * Has applied for or is currently receiving Social Security Insurance or Social Security Disability Insurance * Has substance abuse disorder * Has legal representation * Pregnant * Has a terminal disease * Multiple trauma patient with multi-system involvement requiring being off work/recovery for more than 3-6 months.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
Columbus, Ohio, 43215, United States
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