Investigating the effectiveness of a vocational rehabilitation (VR) smartphone application (app) to support return to work (RTW) after Traumatic brain injury (TBI)

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Occupational therapy; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001347752
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 10 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

Individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) who were employed prior to injury.
RTW/VR providers who have experience working with individuals with TBI (these participants will be the healthy individuals who are eligible to participate).

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Employment status (mean weekly hours in paid employment) at six months after downloading the app. This data will be collected using a study-specific questionnaire.[ 6 months after downloading the app.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time taken to RTW. This data will be collected using a study-specific questionnaire.[ 6 months after downloading the app.];Hours of vocational rehabilitation intervention. This data will be collected from RTW/VR provider participants using a study-specific questionnaire (when RTW/VR providers sign up to participate in the trial, they will be asked to record hrs of intervention provided to each of their clients with TBI who are participants in the trial).[ 6 months after downloading the app.];Quality of life measured on the SF-12 Health Survey[ 6 months after downloading the app]