A randomised control trial of early rehabilitation and follow up model of care at an Australian major trauma centre

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Injury; Public Health - Health service research; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616000257460
• Lead Sponsor: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Patient population – Patients will be recruited after trauma team activation in ED who satisfy the following:
1.age between 16 and 65 years of age,
2.Presenting with injuries following road trauma (and motorised vehicle, train, pedestrian, cyclist), fall or work-related injury.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusions - Patients excluded will be expectant death within 48 hours of admission, severe head injury, severe multisystem injury, patient identified after 48 hours of admission, penetrating injury, assault, self-inflicted injury, pre-existing mental health illness or cognitive impairment, pre-existing diagnosis of drug and alcohol use disorders, residence in an aged care facility, no fixed abode or contact details lack of adequate English speaking family member present at home. Exclusions are based on previous work at this institution that demonstrated poor telephone follow up rates.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of patients who have returned to employment or previous occupation at 6 months post discharge from hospital. This will be assessed by telephone interview with the participant conducted by a trained research nurse[6 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of Life - Mental and physical Summary Scores dreived from SF-12 will be measured at 3 and 6 months telephone follow up calls[3 and 6 months post discharge from hospital];Patient satisfaction assessed using a single item 5 point Likert scale conducted at the time of three month follow up telephone interviews[3 months post discharge from hospital];Unplanned representations to hospital - measured through existing routine trauma data collection and trauma registry[3 and 6 months post discharge from hospital];Use of outpatient health services - through patient self report at 3 and 6 month telephone follow up[3 and 6 months post discharge from hospital];Hospital length of stay - through routine trauma registry records[at time of discharge from hospital<br>]