Mild traumatic brain injury, concussion
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients aged 18-70 years diagnosed with mTBI at the ED of one of the participating hospitals within 24 hours after trauma are eligible for inclusion. mTBI is defined as a traumatic injury to the head resulting in loss of consciousness (<30min.) and/or post-traumatic amnesia (<24hrs), and a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13-15 after initial surgical resuscitation at the ED. Comprehension of Dutch language is also an essential prerequisite for inclusion.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: inability for follow-up, chronic substance abuse (alcohol and/or drugs), severe psychiatric disease (for which the patient was admitted in the past), documented previous traumatic brain injury, dementia and/or other severe comorbidities, and language barriers or illiteracy prohibiting understanding and completion of questionnaires.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcome is expressed as the total RPQ sum score at three months post-injury, and cost-effectiveness in case of efficacy of (one of) the interventons under study at three and six months after-injury. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcomes are functional outcome assessed with the Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) and quality of life measured with the Quality Of LIfe after BRain Injury-Overall Scale (QOLIBRI-OS) at three and six months post-injury, and RPG sum score at six months. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Contacts
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen