Early Rehabilitation of Patients With Posttraumatic Amnesia - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	University of Aarhus
Information provided by:	University of Aarhus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00476528

Purpose

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

Condition	Intervention
Amnesia	Behavioral: Reality Orientation

MedlinePlus related topics: Rehabilitation Traumatic Brain Injury

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Supportive Care, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Early Rehabilitation of Patients With Posttraumatic Amnesia. A Clinical Controlled Investigation of the Effect of a Nursing Programme in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury in the Acute Care

Further study details as provided by University of Aarhus:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Duration of posttraumatic amnesia Results of score with RLAS, GOAT and GOS [ Time Frame: 15month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment:	62
Study Start Date:	September 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date:	December 2008
Primary Completion Date:	September 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

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.

A quasiexperimental study

Detailed Description:

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

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

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

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00476528

Contacts

Contact: Leanne Langhorn	89493403	lelan@as.aaa.dk
Contact: Jens Christian Soernsen	89493461	jcsor@as.aaa.dk

Locations

Denmark, Region Midtjylland
University Hospital	Recruiting
Aarhus, Region Midtjylland, Denmark, 8000
Contact: Leanne Langhorn 89493403 lelan@as.aaa.dk

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Aarhus

Investigators

Study Director:

Jens Christian Soerensen

Department of Neurosurgery NK

More Information

Responsible Party:	Aarhus University Hospital ( Jens Christian Sorensen, Professor )
Study ID Numbers:	NK8633
Study First Received:	May 21, 2007
Last Updated:	July 10, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00476528
Health Authority:	Denmark: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by University of Aarhus:

Posttraumatic amnesia
Early intervention
A systematic nursing programme in the ICU
Early identification of patients with posttraumatic amnesia

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders
Neurologic Manifestations
Dementia
Brain Injuries

Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Memory Disorders
Cognition Disorders
Amnesia
Delirium

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Nervous System Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009