Does intensive rehabilitation improve the functional outcome of traumatic brain injury?
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN88122168 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN88122168 |
| Protocol serial number | 531019 |
| Sponsor | Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (Hong Kong) |
| Funder | Hong Kong Health Services Research Fund (Hong Kong) |
- Submission date
- 10/10/2002
- Registration date
- 10/10/2002
- Last edited
- 02/07/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr WS Poon
Scientific
Scientific
Division of Neurosurgery
Department of Surgery
Prince of Wales Hospital
Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | Not provided at time of registration |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Traumatic brain injury |
| Intervention | Head injured patients were randomised into the conventional group and the intensive group: 1. Subjects belonging to the conventional group underwent the usual programme of physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy 2 hours a day, 5.5 days a week 2. For those in the intensive group, therapy time was doubled to 4 hours per day without changing the content of the therapy |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 01/01/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Other |
| Sex | All |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Moderate (Glasgow Coma Score [GCS] 9 - 12) and severe (GCS 8/15) traumatic brain injury 2. Aged from 12 to 65 years old |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not match inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2002 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/01/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Hong Kong
Study participating centre
Division of Neurosurgery
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Hong Kong
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Hong Kong
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
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| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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| Results article | results | 01/06/2007 | Yes | No |
