Caring for Children After a Concussion using a Technology-Assisted Clinical Care Pathway

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Concussion; Post-concussion syndrome; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001277134
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Karen Barlow

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-16
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Children between the ages of 0-16 seen in Queensland Children's Hospital Emergency Department who have been diagnosed with a concussion injury and discharged home

Exclusion Criteria

Participants over the age of 16
Participants admitted to hospital for their concussion injury
Patients not seen at Queensland Children's Hospital Emergency Department

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to symptom resolution (in days) will be assessed by calculating time from injury to symptom resolution. This will be based on when participants confirm they have returned to their pre-injury status<br><br>[This will be done once during a three month period, based on response to the question 'have you returned to your pre-injury status?' This question will be asked every 2 weeks until the participant answers 'yes'. <br>];Satisfaction of care received during their ED visit for their concussion injury. This will be assessed by a Satisfaction with Care survey of 14 questions developed by the research team relevant to the study setting.[2 weeks post-enrolment]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Post Concussion Symptom Inventory (PCSI) total score <br><br><br><br>[Measured every two weeks for up to three months<br>];Paediatric Quality of Life (PedsQL™)[One month and three months post-enrolment];Measurement of ED clinician uptake of the clinical pathway. This will be assessed by comparing the number of Fact Sheets issued to the number of patients diagnosed with concussion during study period.[Upon completion of study enrolment in the pre-intervention and intervention phase. This is expected to be twelve months from first enrolment.];Composite secondary outcome; uptake of webpage;<br>i.Number of patients enrolled compared to number of Information Sheets issued based on enrolment numbers as per REDCap database.<br>ii.Number of unique webpage hits from IP address compared to number of Fact Sheets issued. This will be done via website analytics<br>[Upon completion of study enrolment in the pre-intervention and intervention phase. This is expected to be twelve months from first enrolment.]