One-year Patient Reported Outcomes Following Hospitalization for Trauma

This study evaluates the three, six, and twelve month patient reported outcomes of people admitted two trauma centres in western Canada over a four month period. Participants are evaluated using the Trauma Outcome Profile and a custom survey instrument.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Wounds and Injuries

Detailed Description

This study intends to assess patient reported outcomes following discharge from trauma services at the Foothills Medical Centre (FMC) and Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). The investigators will survey participants with pen-and-paper surveys at three, six and twelve months following discharge from hospital. The survey instrument being used is the Trauma Outcomes Profile, which has been previously validated in this population, supplemented by a supplemental survey to help further describe resources this population has access to in their recovery. The results of these surveys will be compared with pre-injury health status, injury types, mechanisms, and discharge medications and treatments. The investigators anticipate enrolling 500 participants starting in October 2016. At the conclusion of the study the investigators will have a better understanding of patient reported functional outcomes after trauma and will be better positioned to design trauma rehabilitation systems to service this population.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 42

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Alberta
    • Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3E 2C6
      • Foothills Medical Centre
  • British Columbia
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 1M9
      • Vancouver General Hospital

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All adults admitted to the trauma service at either of the two level I trauma centres in Western Canada (Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC and Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB) over a four month period.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• admitted to the trauma service at VGH or FMC
• Age 18 or older
• resident of Canada

Exclusion Criteria:

• English language literacy
• Impairments in cognition, motor, or communication that limit the ability to complete a paper-based survey
• No fixed address

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Foothills Medical Centre; Patients admitted to the Foothills Medical Centre trauma service (Calgary, AB) over four months.
Vancouver General Hospital; Patients admitted to the Vancouver General Hospital trauma service (Vancouver, BC) over four months.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Medium-term health-related quality of life	Assessment at 3, 6 and 12 months using the Trauma Outcomes Profile survey instrument.	Up to one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Local resource use for trauma patients admitted to hospital	Assessment at 3, 6, and 12 months using a custom survey to assess local resource use and perceived needs	Up to one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Calgary
• Collaborators: University of British Columbia; Vancouver Coastal Health
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Chris Grant, MD, University of Calgary

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 5, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): December 5, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 19, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 19, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): September 21, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 7, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 5, 2017
• Last Verified: December 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Patient Outcome Assessment
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: REB15-1860

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO