Efficacy of an Early Rehabilitation on Decannulation Time of Patients With Severe Acquired Brain Injury

• Conditions: Brain Injury; Neurological Rehabilitation; Tracheostomy

• Registration Number: NCT02990871
• Lead Sponsor: Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini

Brief Summary

All the patients hospitalized in the neuro-rehabilitation after a severe acquired brain injury carrying a tracheal cannula will be retrospectively analyzed. Patients coming from emergency department started a rehabilitative treatment during their hospitalization in ICU. Patients transferred from an external ICU started the rehabilitation in neurorehabilitation department. Aim of the study is to evaluate if an early rehabilitation, started since the acute stage of the damage, is able to reduce the decannulation time in this group of patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-05
• Study First Submitted: 2016-09-29
• Primary Completion: 2016-10
• Status Verified: 2016-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-12-08
• Study First Posted: 2016-12-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2016-12-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• presence of a tracheostomy at admission in NRehab
• patient moved from an ICU
• GCS≤11 at admission in ICU
• tracheostomy performed for decreased mental status due to the ABI,

Exclusion Criteria

• tracheostomy performed prior to admission to the ICU
• need for ventilation support.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
decannulation time	at data collecting, an average of 1 day	number days between tracheostomy positioning and removal

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Coma Recovery Scale revised score at discharge	at data collecting, an average of 1 day
Disability Rating Scale Score at discharge	at data collecting, an average of 1 day
decannulation time in NRiab	at data collecting, an average of 1 day	number days between NRehab admission and decannulation
length of stay ICU	at data collecting, an average of 1 day	number days between admission and discharge from ICU
Glasgow Coma Scale score at discharge	at data collecting, an average of 1 day
Levels of Cognitive Functioning score at discharge	at data collecting, an average of 1 day

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ospedale Generale di Zona Moriggia Pelascini; 🇮🇹 Gravedona ed Uniti, CO, Italy

Ospedale Generale di Zona Moriggia Pelascini

🇮🇹Gravedona ed Uniti, CO, Italy