The effect of an add-on treatment for sleep problems in the rehabilitation of patients with acquired brain injury and patients with chronic pai
- Conditions
- acquired brain injury (traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, encephalitis, etc.) OR musculoskeletal chronic pain (pain lasting > 6 months).
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON24225
- Lead Sponsor
- o external sponsors. The study is facilitated internally by Rehabilitation Center Klimmendaal.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
The treatment will be evaluated in patients with ABI and in patients with chronic pain. In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a patient must meet all of the following criteria:
-Self-reported sleep problems which are associated with disability in daily life.
-Following rehabilitation treatment for acquired brain injury (traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, encephalitis, etc.) in a specialized outpatient care. Patients are included if the injury is at least three months ago.
OR following rehabilitation treatment for musculoskeletal chronic pain (pain lasting > 6 months). Patients are included if any possible injury for their pain is at least 6 months ago.
-Fluent in Dutch.
-Age between 18 and 75
-Living independently at home.
-Severe brain damage, such that patients are not able to follow this treatment or complete questionnaires (due to physical or severe cognitive problems), based on clinical judgement
-Neurodegenerative disorder (e.g., Parkinson, Multiple Sclerosis)
-Diagnosed sleep disorder prior to injury (e.g., apnea, restless legs syndrome)
-Serious psychopathology (e.g., risk for psychosis) or suicidality
-Alcohol or drug abuse or dependence (use of pain- and sleep medication are not exclusion criteria, unless patients started taking the medication < month ago). If necessary, the use of pain- and sleep medication will be taken into account in our analyses.
-Recently started taking pain- (e.g., opioids, analgesics) or sleep medication, less than a month ago
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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