Effect of a telephone follow-up intervention on subsequent injuries: a feasibility study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Musculoskeletal injury; Injuries and Accidents - Fractures; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000868785
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Helen Harcombe

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-06-17
• Study Completion: 2023-12-14
• Last Update Posted: 5 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 37

Inclusion Criteria

People aged 18 years or over from throughout NZ, newly entered on ACC’s entitlement claims register having sustained a musculoskeletal injury and had their claim accepted will be eligible to participate in the study.

Inclusion criteria for Injury Liaison Interviewers/Kaiawhina Whara: must have been employed as an Injury Liaison Interviewer/Kaiawhina Whara on the study. Interviewers were required to have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills, and the ability to maintain participant confidentiality. It was preferred (but not essential) that they had experience in health-related research, undertaking research interviews and using REDCap software, and had an understanding of injury and/or rehabilitation.

Exclusion Criteria

Those aged less than 18 years, those who are unable to participate in a telephone interview and those who do not speak English will be excluded from this feasibility study as will those whose claim is categorised as a ‘sensitive claim’ with ACC.

Exclusion criteria for Injury Liaison Interviewers/Kaiawhina Whara: not applicable

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified