Acquired brain injury
Conditions
Interventions
none
Sponsors
Libra, rehabilitation & audiology
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age16 years or older. • DOC (UWS or MCS) lasting > 2 weeks at admission and < 6 months • First-time newly acquired non-progressive brain injury of any aetiology confirmed by neurological and /or neuroimaging data • Weaned from ventilator • Medically stable, as judged by the treating rehabilitation physician.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Coma • Any pre-existent progressive or non-progressive brain injury • Uncontrollable epilepsy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The rate and timing of recovery of consciousness, using the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised. Furthermore the number and type of medical complications, including pain and mortality, patient’s level of disability, including the level of motor, cognitive, behavioural and emotional functioning, participation, and quality of life. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes include self-efficacy of caregivers and caregivers’ strain and cost-effectiveness of the program. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactDanielle Driessen
Libra, rehabilitation & audiology
Outcome results
None listed