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
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Amnesia
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
- Enrollment
- 62
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Duration of posttraumatic amnesia Results of score with RLAS, GOAT, GOSE and LOS
- Last Updated
- 15 years ago
Overview
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
Investigators
Eligibility 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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Duration of posttraumatic amnesia Results of score with RLAS, GOAT, GOSE and LOS
Time Frame: 12month