Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial on Telephone Follow-up in Rehabilitation of Burn Patients: Impact on Health Status

University of Sao Paulo1 site in 1 country83 target enrollmentJuly 2010

ConditionsBurns

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Burns
Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
Enrollment: 83
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: change from baseline in perceived health status at six months
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of an educative program including telephone follow-up for burn patients regarding the impact of this intervention on the health status and return to work at six months after hospital discharge.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 2010

End Date

May 2013

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Natalia Gocalves

RN, PhD student

University of Sao Paulo

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•adult burned patients (18 years or older), male and female
•patients burned for the first time who needed hospitalization at the Burns Unit
•in cognitive conditions to participate (being able to tell one's address, day of the week and age or birth date)
•in physical conditions to accomplish self-care.

Exclusion Criteria

•participants burned due to suicide or with previous psychiatric diagnoses or cognitive and psychological difficulties that do not allow them to answer the instrument questions and take care of themselves.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change from baseline in perceived health status at six months

Time Frame: six months

The questionnaire "Burns Specific Health Scale- Revised" developed by Blalock; Bunker; De Vellis (1994), adapted by Ferreira et al. (2008) to Brasilian people, will be used to collect the data at six months between groups.