Early Rehabilitation of Patients With Posttraumatic Amnesia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Amnesia
- Registration Number
- NCT00476528
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
- Brief Summary
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
- Detailed Description
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
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 62
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
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of posttraumatic amnesia Results of score with RLAS, GOAT, GOSE and LOS 12month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Hospital
🇩🇰Aarhus, Region Midtjylland, Denmark