Early access to Vocational Rehabilitation Services for People with Spinal Cord Injury

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Vocational rehabilitation; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Spinal Cord Injury

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001006639
• Lead Sponsor: Rehabilitation Studies Unit (RSU), University of Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-09-17
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Recent spinal cord injury (defined as spinal cord injury in previous 6 months that results in permanent disability)
2. Gives informed consent to participate in the evaluation

Exclusion Criteria

1. Spinal injuries attributable to progressive or degenerative diseases, congenital conditions, or metastatic lesions

2. No return to work goal as indicated by a total lack of interest in and/or desire to return to work on the part of the participant. Work may be either in a paid or unpaid capacity. Note that students yet to obtain work are included as are participants who wish to return to or commence non paid work eg volunteer work, or as a carer, or to commence or continue a course of study or training that may lead to improved vocational prospects

3. Considered by the rehabilitation treatment team to be unable to participate due to any medical or psychological reasons, e.g. requiring permanent mechanical ventilation, severe depression or adjustment disorder

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Return to work rates (assessed per Australian Bureau of Statistics definition)[12, 24 & 30 months after injury]