Recruiting

MN RETAIN

Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Code:

NCT07037927

Conditions

Injuries Related Work

Illness Related Work

Disability

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

RETAIN Program

Study Details

Brief summary:

MN RETAIN Phase 3 is a non-randomized trial to evaluate the impact of RETAIN program expansion and services on workforce retention and reduction of future workplace disability in the state of MN. The program is funded by US Department of Education (DOE). There will be collaboration between partners to implement best practices in early intervention to support injured or ill employees in stay-at-work and return-to-work. MN RETAIN involves a partnership between Mayo Clinic and MN Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), and stakeholders throughout MN. MN DEED serves as the main recipient and administrator of the funding within the state with Mayo Clinic a subrecipients of the grant.

Conditions

Injuries Related Work

Illness Related Work

Disability

Study ID

NCT07037927

Start date

Jul 7, 2025

Status verified date

Oct, 2025

Completion date

Sep 30, 2029

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Mar 31, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • > 18-years-old,
  • MN Resident,
  • Works or intends to work in MN,

Meets one of the following:

  • Employed at the time of enrollment (must be a W2 employee) OR,
  • Unemployed and in the workforce (looking for a job) referred by either:
  • Dislocated Worker (DW) Program,
  • Healthcare provider/care team managing work restrictions
  • Within 6 months of last day of work,

Meets one of the following:

  • Provider work restrictions of unable to work for at least 2 weeks
  • Per healthcare team anticipated to be unable to work for at least 2 weeks
  • Employer's inability to accommodate current work restrictions

Meets one of the following:

  • Diagnosis of a personal injury or illness that impacts employment (acute injury/illness or exacerbation of a chronic condition).
  • Surgery or procedure anticipated within the next 4-weeks that impacts employment
  • Documentation of work restrictions (i.e., written note/form documentation in electronic medical record prior to enrollment)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not have the capacity to give appropriate informed consent,
  • Active workers' compensation claim relating to the qualifying injury or illness,
  • Pending application OR Receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or -Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
  • Self-Employed (i.e., 1099 worker)

Study Design

Enrollment

1000 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Phase 3

Individuals will be assigned a dedicated Minnesota RETAIN Return-to-Work Case Manager. Participants will be referred for additional career and workforce development resources when needed.

Interventions

RETAIN Program

Facilitates early intervention strategies to support workers in staying-at or returning-to-work (SAW/RTW) after injury or illness and preventing unnecessary disability. This is done by incorporating a Return-to-Work Case Manager as a member of the healthcare clinical team who acts as a liaison for the patient and assists in coordination of referrals between healthcare and Workforce Development services. Return-to-Work Case Managers will interact with treating providers of Minnesota RETAIN participants to ensure functionally based work restrictions are documented and shared with the patient's employer.

Primary outcome measure

  • Workers to maintain employment [ Time Frame: 6 month after enrollment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Samantha Westphal, MSN, RN, PHN

507-422-6407westphal.samantha@mayo.edu

Courtney Fick, SOCRA, CCRP

507-538-6562fick.courtney@mayo.edu

Locations

Mayo Clinic Rochester

Recruiting

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

Contacts

Samantha J Westphal, MSN, RN, PHN

507-422-6407retain@mayo.edu

Principal Investigator:

Laura Breeher, MD, MPH

More Information

Sponsor

Mayo Clinic

Last update posted

Oct 30, 2025

Last verified

Oct, 2025

Keywords

  • RETAIN
  • Minnesota RETAIN
  • MN RETAIN
  • Illness Recovery
  • Injury Recovery
  • Out of work help
  • Work Placement assistance
  • Job Help
  • Work Help
  • Help Keeping my job
  • Stay at work
  • Return to work

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Mayo Clinic on 2025-10-30.