New web tool aims to get sick healthcare workers back on the job faster
NCT ID NCT06397326
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a web application called PRATICAdr 2.0, designed to help healthcare workers on sick leave due to common mental disorders like depression or anxiety return to work. The app helps coordinators track progress and improve communication. Researchers compared workers who used the app plus usual support to those who only got usual support, measuring how long sick leave lasted and whether relapses occurred.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PRATICAdr 2.0 web application used by a Return-to-Work Coordinator
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer a practical tool to help healthcare workers recover from mental health issues and return to work more smoothly.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 49 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The web app is just a support tool, not a medical treatment.
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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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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Apr 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: * Sick leave due to Common mental disorder (i.e. depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, burnout) * Sick leave duration (from 1 to 3 months) * Member of participating unions in the large health organization Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to communicate in French * Have a known organic disorder * Have a professional dirsorder (CNESST) * Have experienced previous sick leaves due to Common mental disorder
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Department of Education and Pedagogy, Career Counselling
Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3P8, Canada
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