Development of a Psychosocial Assessment Database for Reconstructive Hand Transplantation

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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A prospective multicenter study utilizing standardized instruments for the psychological assessment of hand transplant candidates pre and post-transplant as well as those candidates excluded for transplantation.

Detailed Description
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The semi-structured psychological interview describes the assessment of significant psychosocial characteristics and it is based on the psychosocial domains of the Transplant Evaluation Rating Scale (TERS) by Twillman and colleagues for evaluating organ transplant candidates. The interview guide was developed as a tool to guide clinicians through the interview process for hand transplant candidates. The protocol highlights issues that are specific for reconstructive hand transplantation and give clinicians an immediate understanding of what type of information is necessary to conduct a comprehensive psychosocial assessment. Additionally, the psychological assessment provides standardized psychological screening procedures and continuous follow-up ratings by psychometrical testing. The test battery will be performed at the time of initial psychosocial assessment, immediately after transplant, at six and twelve months for the transplant candidates and at initial evaluation, six and twelve months for candidates excluded for transplant.

Official Title
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Development of a Psychosocial Assessment Database for Reconstructive Hand Transplantation

Conditions
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Arm Injuries

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Questionnaires


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 18 years old Undergoing evaluation for hand transplantation Exclusion Criteria: unable to complete surveys

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| hand transplant candidates<br>Participants enrolled will be asked to complete behavioral questionnaires. | Behavioral: Questionnaires<br>* Transplant Effects Questionnaire, Response Evaluation Measure, Patient Health Questionnaire, Generalized Anxiety Scale, Alcohol Use Disorders Test, Body Image Questionnaire, Quality of Life Uniscale, Scales of Psychosocial Well-Being, Sense of Coherence Scale.<br>* Other names: Psychometric instruments;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Assessment of change in Psychosocial characteristics of hand transplantation candidates | Using validated psychometric instruments and description of psychosocial characteristics based on a standardized assessment instrument. | one year posttransplant | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Hand Transplantation