Intensive Rehabilitation of Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury - Development of a Didactic Model

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of the study is to develop a research-based pedagogic model to improve the interaction between the patient's motivation, influence and learning.The hypothesis is: A neuro-rehabilitation effort in patients with severe traumatic brain injury based on a didactic model for improvement of motivation, involvement and re-learning of daily life competences will improve the patients experience of meaningful learning and influence provide staff with a tool which contributes to the experience to work in a targeted way concerning motivation, patient influence and re-learning daily life competencies The aim of the study is to develop a research-based didactic model to improve the interaction between the patient's motivation, influence and learning.

Detailed Description
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Annually, about 7500 people get a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Denmark. According to Danish and international experiences 250 of these get severe injuries. About 120 younger people often males need highly specialised neuro-rehabilitation at one of the two regional centres in Denmark. Due to the limited amount of research in this field it cannot be documented but assumed, that the patient's motivation and involvement in planning and implementation of rehabilitation improve subjective and objective outcome. Motivation, involvement and learning in patients with severe traumatic brain injury constitute a major challenge. The cases are individual, but often involve disturbances in language and perception, lack of realization, reduced initiative, tiredness and depression. The focus of this project is the intensive physical and psychosocial rehabilitation viewed as a process of relearning targeted daily life competences using the ICF levels of function, activity and participation.

Official Title
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Improvement of the Interaction Between Motivation, Involvement and Re-learning of Daily Life Competences During the Intensive Neurorehabilitation of Patients With Severe TBI. Development of a Research-based Didactic Model.

Conditions
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Craniocerebral Trauma

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Severe traumatic brain injury (GCS 3-9) Older than 18 years Post Traumatic Amnesiphase (PTA) at the end, 4 Ranchos Los Amigos (RLAS) score at minimum 4 Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Younger than 18 years In PTA phase RLAS score lower than 4 No informed consent

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 |
| --- | --- |
| 1<br>ab 10 patientsr with acquired severe brain injury (GCS 3 - 9), >18 år, PTA phase at the end (GOAT scoring), RLAS score at minimum 4 and informed consent in writing | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Improvement of the patients experience of meaningful learning and influence |  | 4 -8 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Provide staff with a tool which contributes to the experience to work in a targeted way concerning motivation, patient influence and re-learning daily life competencies |  | 4 - 8 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Severe traumatic brain injury, Intensive neurorehabilitation, Patient Participation[Professional-Patient Relations, Re-learning, Daily life activities, Rehabilitation