An Occupational Therapy Pathway for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Emergency Department presentations across the lifespa

Not Applicable

• Conditions: mild traumatic brain injury; persistent post concussive syndrome; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Occupational therapy; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000589785
• Lead Sponsor: Gold Coast University Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-04-21
• Last Update Posted: 25 April 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 700

Inclusion Criteria

ED presentation (Gold Coast University or Robina Hospital)
- Primary diagnosis of mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and related diagnostic groups as coded by Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service Health Analytic Data including coded diagnostic groups of (Minor Head Injury, Head Injury, Concussion injury of cerebrum, Concussion with loss of consciousness, Concussion with no loss of consciousness, Concussion with less than 1-hour loss of consciousness, Repeated concussion).

Exclusion Criteria

•Under five years of age
•Those receiving an inpatient admission for mTBI symptom management from ED
•Patients admitting to accessory sites constructed in periods of medical response (eg: Mobile ED services).
•Those residing in a Residential Aged Care Facility

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Representation to Emergency department associated with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). This will be accessed from the patient's electronic medical record.[4 weeks post initial presentation from ED (Primary end point) and 3 months post initial presentation from ED];Emergency department length of stay as determined by health service health analytics data derived from the patient's electronic medical record.[At the time of discharge from ED];Number of post concussion symptoms (as measured by Rivermead Post Concussion Symptom Questionnaire)[-4 weeks post initial presentation from ED (Primary end point) and 3 months post initial presentation from ED- Cohort 1 and 2<br>- At the time of admission and time of discharge to the Occupational Therapy clinic for Cohort 2 only]