Goal Attainment Evaluation of Multidisciplinary Telerehabilitation After Traumatic Brain Injury

Vetrea Terveys

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Traumatic Brain Injury

Treatments: Behavioral: multidisciplinary telerehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04430504

EMoK

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the outcome of a multidiscplinary telerehabilitation after traumatic brain injury assessed by the patient and the therapists with respect to the overall feasibility of the therapy protocol and the effects on psychological well-being and quality of life..

Full description

Patients from 18 to 60 years of age recovering after traumatic brain injury are recruited to participate in a multidisciplinary telerehabilitation containing total of 20 video meetings over a period of 4-5 months. The study design consists of a 3-day visit in rehabilitation ward for the pre-treatment clinical assessments and education on the telerehabilitation protocol. A self-exercise program is supervised and monitored using a health platform application on a tablet computer through weekly video meetings. A digital diary recordings enable the therapists to track on the progress of therapies. The primary goal is to achieve the individual goals set in the Goal Attainment Scaling. The secondary goals are related to the improvement of psychological well-being (BDI) and quality of life (WHOQOL-Bref).

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• sequelae of traumatic brain injury
• capable of doing self exercises at home and participating in video meetings

Exclusion criteria

• moderate or severe aphasia
• poor recovery potential for return to school or working life based on clinical assessment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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10 participants in 1 patient group

Telerehabilitation (TR)

Experimental group

Description:

Multidisciplinary, weekly video meetings, self-exercises at home, digital diary recordings, follow-up assessments

Treatment:

Behavioral: multidisciplinary telerehabilitation