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Return to Work After Potential Severe Injury

NCT ID: NCT02602405

Last Updated: 2017-12-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1741 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-31

Study Completion Date

2016-08-31

Brief Summary

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In Norway an estimated 10 % of the population is injured annually. Of these 36.000 sustain permanent functional impairment, 1.200 receive disability pension, and approximately 2.500 die because of their injuries. Mortality is the most common variable measuring trauma outcome. However, measuring only trauma mortality may be looking merely at the tip of the iceberg. For every trauma death, there are ten-folds suffering long term functional impairment. Mortality is therefore a too crude variable to describe the impact of injuries - both for the individual trauma patient and for society as a whole. There is a need for variables describing long-term outcomes on a functional level. The aim of this study is to use the rate of return to work and education as an alternative outcome measure. The ability of returning to work after injury is a central indicator of individual functional outcome, combining both physical and mental skills in performing complex and compound tasks. Previous studies on return to work after injury are limited by a combination of short follow-up times, the use of patient reported outcomes and having mainly been focusing on only severely injured patients (ISS \> 15). This a population-based study including all patients in working age (16 - 65 years) received by a trauma team in any of the eight hospitals within the region of Central Norway in the time period from June 1st,2007 to May 30th, 2010. Already collected trauma registry data will be linked with national register data on sickness and disability benefits, employment and education.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Multiple Trauma

Keywords

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Outcome Assessment (Health Care) Return to work Registries Norway

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* exposed to traumatic injuries
* received by trauma team attendance
* received by trauma team activation protocol
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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St. Olavs Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Statistics Norway

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Namsos Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Alesund Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Molde Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kristiansund Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pål Klepstad, md prof

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Locations

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Ålesund Hospital

Ålesund, , Norway

Site Status

Kristiansund Hospital

Kristiansund, , Norway

Site Status

Levanger Hospital

Levanger, , Norway

Site Status

Molde Hospital

Molde, , Norway

Site Status

Namsos Hospital

Namsos, , Norway

Site Status

Orkanger Hospital

Orkanger, , Norway

Site Status

St Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, , Norway

Site Status

Volda Hospital

Volda, , Norway

Site Status

Countries

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Norway

References

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Uleberg O, Pape K, Kristiansen T, Romundstad PR, Klepstad P. Population-based analysis of the impact of trauma on longer-term functional outcomes. Br J Surg. 2019 Jan;106(1):65-73. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10965. Epub 2018 Sep 17.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30221344 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2015/1582

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id