Early Rehabilitation of Patients With Posttraumatic Amnesia

NCT ID: NCT00476528

Last Updated: 2010-08-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

62 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-09-30

Study Completion Date

2010-09-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate if a systematic intervention with early identifying of patients with posttraumatic amnesia using a reality orientation therapy can reduce the period with posttraumatic amnesia in order to get a better outcome for patients with traumatic brain injury

Detailed Description

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1. A systematic review with the latest investigation and treatment of patients with posttraumatic amnesia
2. Investigate the effect of a systematic nursing programme on the length of posttraumatic amnesia
3. Investigate the effect of a systematic nursing programme after 12 month
4. Describe perspectives for the future within the early rehabilitation of patients with posttraumatic amnesia

Conditions

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Amnesia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Reality Orientation

Two matched groups of patients diagnosed with TBI are selected from two university hospitals. In addition to conventional treatment, patients in one group are introduced to a reality- orientation programme consisting of systematic orientation, information, and systematic cooperation with the patient´s relatives.Patients in the other group receive conventional treatment only. All patients are tested on a daily basis in accordance with the RLAS and the GOAT test.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Reality Orientation

A quasiexperimental study

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients should be able to speak and understand danish
* Patients with traumatic brain injury
* A verified brain injury at the CT scanning

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with medical illness
* Patients with other neurological illness
* Patients with neuroinfections meningitic, encephalitic
* Patients who does not understand and speaks danish
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Aarhus

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Aarhus University Hospital

Principal Investigators

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Jens Christian Soerensen

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Department of Neurosurgery NK

Locations

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University Hospital

Aarhus, Central Jutland, Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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NK8633

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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