Modified Environment for Agitation in Patients With TBI

University of Aarhus20 enrolled

Overview

This study examines the effect of an intervention consisting of dynamic circadian light and sound therapy, as well as systematic information on sleep pattern, agitated behavior and functioning level.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)Agitated Behaviour

Interventions

Multifactorial circadian conceptBEHAVIORAL

Circadian light, systematic information, music, individual foreclosure

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with moderate and severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) * Diagnosed with Glasgow Coma Score (GCS) lower than 13- Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with psychiatric diagnose and not speaking danish -

Locations (1)

Leanne Langhorn

Aarhus, Region Midt, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Agitation on Agitated Behaviour Scale (ABS)

Time frame: One year

Functional abilities on the Early Functional Abilities Scale (EFA)

Time frame: One year

Functional abilities on the Glasgow Outcome Extend Scale

Time frame: 12 month after admission

Secondary Outcomes

Orientation and duration of post-traumatic amnesia on the Galveston Orientation and Amnesia Scale (GOAT)

Time frame: One year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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