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Quality of Life in Adult Neurological Patients

Primary Purpose

Spinal Cord Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, Poliomyelitis

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Physical therapy, occupational therapy, psycotherapy, medical consultations
Sponsored by
Associação de Assistência a Criança Deficiente
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Spinal Cord Injury focused on measuring acquired brain injury, health-related quality of life, poliomyelitis survivor, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, completed the WHOQOL-BREF

Eligibility Criteria

19 Years - 74 Years (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • diagnosed with spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and poliomyelitis survivors
  • at least 18 years old
  • consented to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cognitive problems to understand and to respond the assessment instrument, according to medical files description and interviewer previous judgment

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Arm Label

    rehabilitation program

    Arm Description

    Rehabilitation program from January 2008 through July 2010, which consists of 40-minutes of many therapies for 1-2 days a week

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    WHOQOL-BREF
    The brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) is a sound, cross-culturally valid assessment of health-related quality of life in adults populations. Its assessment shows good to excellent internal consistency, test-retest reliability, discriminant validity, content validity, and construct validity in the healthy population and in different patient groups.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

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    First Posted
    March 13, 2012
    Last Updated
    April 6, 2012
    Sponsor
    Associação de Assistência a Criança Deficiente
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT01573936
    Brief Title
    Quality of Life in Adult Neurological Patients
    Official Title
    The Influence of Rehabilitation on Quality of Life in Adult Patients With Neurological Disorders
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    April 2012
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Completed
    Study Start Date
    January 2008 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    September 2010 (Actual)
    Study Completion Date
    December 2011 (Actual)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Principal Investigator
    Name of the Sponsor
    Associação de Assistência a Criança Deficiente

    4. Oversight

    Data Monitoring Committee
    Yes

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    The purposes of this study were to evaluate the influence of an interdisciplinary rehabilitation program in the improvement of the health-related quality of life among adult neurological patients and to identify the sociodemographic and clinical associated characteristics. Subjects with spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and poliomyelitis survivors participated in the study. All participants underwent a rehabilitation program (RP) from January 2008 through July 2010, which consists of 40-minutes of many therapies for 1-2 days a week. The WHOQOL-BREF was applied at the initial and discharge assessments.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Spinal Cord Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, Poliomyelitis
    Keywords
    acquired brain injury, health-related quality of life, poliomyelitis survivor, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, completed the WHOQOL-BREF

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Single Group Assignment
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    N/A
    Enrollment
    70 (Actual)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    rehabilitation program
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    Rehabilitation program from January 2008 through July 2010, which consists of 40-minutes of many therapies for 1-2 days a week
    Intervention Type
    Other
    Intervention Name(s)
    Physical therapy, occupational therapy, psycotherapy, medical consultations
    Intervention Description
    The mean duration of the RP was 7.47 ± 4.45 months, but it was not standardized because this factor was not one of the parameters of interest for this study
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    WHOQOL-BREF
    Description
    The brief version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) is a sound, cross-culturally valid assessment of health-related quality of life in adults populations. Its assessment shows good to excellent internal consistency, test-retest reliability, discriminant validity, content validity, and construct validity in the healthy population and in different patient groups.
    Time Frame
    participants will be followed for the duration of rehabilitation program, an expected average of 7 months

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    19 Years
    Maximum Age & Unit of Time
    74 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: diagnosed with spinal cord injury, acquired brain injury and poliomyelitis survivors at least 18 years old consented to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: cognitive problems to understand and to respond the assessment instrument, according to medical files description and interviewer previous judgment

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