Quality of Life in Adult Neurological Patients

The Influence of Rehabilitation on Quality of Life in Adult Patients With Neurological Disorders

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01573936

Enrollment

Registered

2012-04-10

Start date

2008-01-31

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2012-04-10

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Conditions

Acquired Brain Injury, Poliomyelitis, Spinal Cord Injury

Keywords

acquired brain injury, health-related quality of life, poliomyelitis survivor, rehabilitation, spinal cord injury, completed the WHOQOL-BREF

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.

Interventions

OTHERPhysical therapy, occupational therapy, psycotherapy, medical consultations

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

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

19 Years to 74 Years

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
WHOQOL-BREF	participants will be followed for the duration of rehabilitation program, an expected average of 7 months	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.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026