Family Intervention Following Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury

Recruiting

• Conditions: Family adaptation following the onset of a child's acquired brain injury.; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000371897
• Lead Sponsor: The Royal Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-03-30
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1. Families of children aged 0-18 years who have sustained an ABI and admitted to inpatient rehabilitation following the initial onset of injury. The paediatric rehabilitation admission is projected to be a minimum of two weeks.
2. Families of children with a co-morbidity other than a pre-existing acquired brain injury.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Families of children with a non-accidental ABI will not be included in this study, due to the complexity of the social circumstances surrounding the injury and likelihood of complex pre-existing psycho-social issues.
2. Families of children who already have a pre-existing acquired brain injury.
3.Families of children who are already patients of the VPRS and are re-admitted as inpatients for a block of therapy will not be included in the study.
4. Families of children who have an expected length of stay in the VPRS inpatient service for less than two weeks.
5.Families of children with ABI who are the patient of VPRS inpatient rehabilitation services.
6.Siblings of children with ABI who are aged between 0-7 years.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified