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
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
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
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT01573936
First Posted
March 13, 2012
Last Updated
April 6, 2012
Sponsor
Associação de Assistência a Criança Deficiente
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
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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