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Early Rehabilitation of Patients With Posttraumatic Amnesia

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified August 2010 by University of Aarhus.
Recruitment status was  Active, not recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Aarhus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00476528
First received: May 21, 2007
Last updated: August 9, 2010
Last verified: August 2010
History of Changes

May 21, 2007
August 9, 2010
September 2007
September 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Duration of posttraumatic amnesia Results of score with RLAS, GOAT, GOSE and LOS [ Time Frame: 12month ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Length of posttraumatic amnesia Results of score with RLAS, GOAT and GOS [ Time Frame: 15month ]
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT00476528 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
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Early Rehabilitation of Patients With Posttraumatic Amnesia
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

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
  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
Interventional
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Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Amnesia
  • Behavioral: 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.
  • Behavioral: Reality Orientation
    A quasiexperimental study
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Active, not recruiting
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September 2010
September 2009   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

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
Both
18 Years to 70 Years
No
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Denmark
 
NCT00476528
NK8633
Yes
Jens Christian Sorensen, Professor, Aarhus University Hospital
University of Aarhus
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Study Director: Jens Christian Soerensen Department of Neurosurgery NK
University of Aarhus
August 2010

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