Return to Work and QOL Following TBI. Impact of Rehabilitation Service.

NCT01801969 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: hovedtraume
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 653
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The proportion of patients who return to work after surviving severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been estimated in number of studies but results do not agree.This may be due to complex interaction between many factors, including available rehabilitation services. In Denmark rehabilitation services vary been regions and municipalities. Hospital based rehabilitation is organized by the regions. Rehabilitation outside the hospitals is organized by the municipalities The first purpose of this study is to investigate a possible link between centralized hospital based rehabilitation and better return to work / quality of life. The second purpose is to investigate whether municipality size affects quality of life and return to work after severe TBI. Data on return to work are derived from a national register on labor market attachment. Data on quality of life are derived from a questionnaire. The study population is identified from the Danish Head Trauma Database. The completeness and accuracy of the database will be investigated as the first part of the project.

Conditions

Brain Injuries; Return to Work; Quality of Life

Keywords

Brain injuries; Rehabilitation services; Return to Work; Quality of life

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• time to return to work

  Data Source: Register (DREAM)

  up to 11 years post-injury

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Quality of life

  1-10 years post-injury

Study Arms (1)

Rehabilitation service

* Centralized or Decentralized rehabilitation * Size of municipality

Other: Rehabilitation service

Interventions

Rehabilitation service OTHER

* Centralized/ decentralized hospital based rehabilitation defined as hospital based rehabilitation in a single or in multiple locations, respectively. * Size of the municipality responsible for providing rehabilitation services after discharge from hospital

Rehabilitation service

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 64 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Individuals suffering from severe TBI (GCS\<9) from the Danish Head Trauma Database

You may qualify if:

• age 18-64

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Aarhus: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hammel Neurorehabilitation and Research Centre

Hammel, 8450, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Brain Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Lene Odgaard

  Research Unit (Forskningsenheden), Hammel Neurorehabilitation and Research Centre

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 6, 2013
• First Posted: March 1, 2013
• Study Start: February 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2015
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: March 18, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)