CompletedNot Applicable

Ohio RETAIN Impact Evaluation

United States4,525 participantsStarted 2022-01-19

Plain-language summary

The Retaining Employment and Talent after Injury/Illness Network (RETAIN) demonstration is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to improve employment outcomes for individuals who experience injuries or illnesses that put them at risk of exiting the labor force and relying on disability programs and other public supports in the long term. RETAIN projects include a combination of medical provider services, stay-at-work/return-to-work (SAW/RTW) coordination services, and other SAW/RTW services. This evaluation will focus on the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services' implementation of "Ohio RETAIN." The evaluation will document how the project is implemented, describe enrollees, estimate the project's impacts on enrollees' outcomes, and assess whether the benefits outweigh the costs.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

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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 Catheter…

What they're measuring

Share of enrollees employed in the fourth quarter after enrollment

Timeframe: Measured over the three months in the fourth quarter after enrollment

Enrollee earnings in the fourth quarter after enrollment

Timeframe: Measured over the three months in the fourth quarter after enrollment

Share of enrollees that applied for SSDI or SSI during the 12 months after enrollment

Timeframe: Measured in the 12 months after enrollment

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05219045

SponsorMathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-08-18

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Plain-language summary

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 65 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Share of enrollees employed in the fourth quarter after enrollment

Timeframe: Measured over the three months in the fourth quarter after enrollment

Enrollee earnings in the fourth quarter after enrollment

Timeframe: Measured over the three months in the fourth quarter after enrollment

Share of enrollees that applied for SSDI or SSI during the 12 months after enrollment

Timeframe: Measured in the 12 months after enrollment