Return to Work After Potential Severe Injury

Completed

• Conditions: Multiple Trauma

• Registration Number: NCT02602405
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Brief Summary

In Norway an estimated 10 % of the population is injured annually. Of these 36.000 sustain permanent functional impairment, 1.200 receive disability pension, and approximately 2.500 die because of their injuries. Mortality is the most common variable measuring trauma outcome. However, measuring only trauma mortality may be looking merely at the tip of the iceberg. For every trauma death, there are ten-folds suffering long term functional impairment. Mortality is therefore a too crude variable to describe the impact of injuries - both for the individual trauma patient and for society as a whole. There is a need for variables describing long-term outcomes on a functional level. The aim of this study is to use the rate of return to work and education as an alternative outcome measure. The ability of returning to work after injury is a central indicator of individual functional outcome, combining both physical and mental skills in performing complex and compound tasks. Previous studies on return to work after injury are limited by a combination of short follow-up times, the use of patient reported outcomes and having mainly been focusing on only severely injured patients (ISS \> 15). This a population-based study including all patients in working age (16 - 65 years) received by a trauma team in any of the eight hospitals within the region of Central Norway in the time period from June 1st,2007 to May 30th, 2010. Already collected trauma registry data will be linked with national register data on sickness and disability benefits, employment and education.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2015-11-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-11-10
• Study First Posted: 2015-11-11
• Study Start: 2015-12
• Primary Completion: 2016-08
• Study Completion: 2016-08
• Status Verified: 2017-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2017-12-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1741

Inclusion Criteria

• exposed to traumatic injuries
• received by trauma team attendance
• received by trauma team activation protocol

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Return to work	up to 8 years
Return to education	up to 8 years

Trial Locations

Locations (8)

Molde Hospital; 🇳🇴 Molde, Norway

Orkanger Hospital; 🇳🇴 Orkanger, Norway

Namsos Hospital; 🇳🇴 Namsos, Norway

Kristiansund Hospital; 🇳🇴 Kristiansund, Norway

Levanger Hospital; 🇳🇴 Levanger, Norway

Volda Hospital; 🇳🇴 Volda, Norway

St Olavs Hospital; 🇳🇴 Trondheim, Norway

Ålesund Hospital; 🇳🇴 Ålesund, Norway