Amputations Z89
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: patients with acute amputations, who participate in the peer counseling program
Group 2: patients with acute amputations, who receive standard treatment and do not participate in the peer co
Sponsors
Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Men and women, aged from 18 to 70 years, regardless of their insurance status - Acute amputation of a limb (single and multiple amputations, as well as first and subsequent amputations) or severe (i.e. post-traumatic) complications which make the preservation of the limb impossible or unjustifiable. This includes in particular: *primary amputations of one or more extremities due to the rescue from a danger zone *Primary amputation of one or more extremities due to an injury pattern or damage which, according to current medical knowledge, offers no prospect of reconstruction or preservation *unsuccessful attempts tor preserve extremities despite all available surgical and adjuvant actions (e.g. repeated failure of flap covers, infections, non-recoverable sensitive deficits *despite multimodal therapy, uncontrollable post-traumatic or post-operative infections - Despite of appropriate medical actions, a limb can not be used due to e.g. failure of recovery from a fracture, extensive nerve damage with loss of sensitivity, no robust flap care - Written consent to participate in the study and readiness for a personal consultation with the peer on a regular basis.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Participation in another interventional study - Lack of agreement or willingness to peer consultation - Presence of a psychiatric disease, in particular serious personality disorders of suicidal tendencies - Lack of compliance - Insufficient knowledge of the German language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health related quality of life, assassed with the physical and mental Scale of the SF-36 after 6Month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation process, ability to work, as well as questionnaires depression, anxiety and stress (DASS), self-efficacy expectations (GSE), pain (TAPES-R) and body image (ABIS) | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactMelissa Beirau
Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin
Outcome results
None listed